What is Egil Monn-Iversen?
[[File:The Monn Keys (cropped) - Egil Monn-Iversen.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Monn-Iversen in the 1960s]] '''Egil Monn-Iversen''' (14 April 1928 &ndash; 7 July 2017) was a Norwegian [[composer]], pianist and businessman. He was born in [[Oslo]]. He was one of the most influential modern composers in [[Norway]]. He has had many important roles in Norwegian [[music]], [[movie]], [[opera]], [[television]], [[comedy]] and [[theater]]. For some time he had so much influence in Norwegian culture that he got the nickname ''The Godfather'', even though he has always considered himself a down-to-earth musician. ==Career== Monn-Iversen owned a movie production company, a [[record label]], and an agency for musical artists. He was the founder of the vocal group [[The Monn Keys]]. He was the CEO at the [[Chat Noir]] theatre and chairman at The Norwegian Opera and has since the 1960s worked in [[NRK]] (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) and Det norske teatret (The Norwegian Theatre). He has written scores to over 100 Norwegian movies and TV series. ==Personal life and death== Monn-Iversen was married to the Norwegian actor and singer [[Sølvi Wang]] until her death in 2011. Monn-Iversen died on 7 July 2017 at the age of 89.<ref>[http://www.vg.no/rampelys/egil-monn-iversen-er-doed/a/24092149/ Egil Monn-Iversen er død] {{in lang|no}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0598315}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monn-Iversen, Egil}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Norwegian composers]] [[Category:Pianists]] [[Category:Norwegian businesspeople]] [[Category:Musicians from Oslo]]