Vilhelm Dybwad was a Norwegian barrister and writer. He wrote comedies, revues and songs. In his later years he wrote several memoir books from his life as a lawyer. Dybwad was born in Christiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 as the son of bookseller Jacob Dybwad

Jacob Dybwad

Jacob Dybwad was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher, and a pioneer in the Norwegian publishing trade. Dybwad was the publisher of the Norwegian almanac from 1877, and of Nordahl Rolfsen's readers for primary school in the 1890s. He was appointed Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in...

 and Anne Margrethe Grøntvedt Aabel. He was married to actress Johanne Dybwad

Johanne Dybwad (actor)

Johanne Dybwad was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the leading actress in Norwegian theatre for half a century.-Early and personal life:...

 from 1891 to 1916, and to singer Bokken Lasson

Bokken Lasson

Caroline "Bokken" Lasson was a Norwegian concert and cabaret singer. She is known for starting the Oslo cabaret Chat Noir in 1912, and also for introducing the children's song "Tuppen og Lillemor" to the Norwegian public....

 from 1916. Both his wife are honoured with sculptures in Oslo.

Among his works are the musical comedy Ola Lia, and several songs written for the cabaret Chat Noir

Chat Noir

Chat Noir is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri.-Establishment:...

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