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Fun Facts about Norwegians

Here are some fun facts about people with a Norwegian heritage.

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Renee Zellweger's mother is Norwegian
Marilyn Monroe was the illegitimate daughter of a Norwegian, Edward Mortenson.
The actual family name of actor James Arness, who starred on "Gunsmoke" as Marshal Matt Dillon, is Aurness.
The Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor and for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt
The inventor Ole Evinrude was born near Oslo. He emigrated to the United States at age 5. Evinrude developed the first successful outboard motor. You will see Evinrude outboards almost everywhere in the world.
The Norwegian world famous violinist and composer Ole Bull obtained a large tract of land in Pennsylvania in 1853, and founded a colony, which was called New Norway.
Kirsten Flagstad was known as the "voice of the century".
Sonja Henie won three Olympics gold medals, and went on to star in many films.
The great actor Robert Mitchum's mother, Ann Gunderson, was Norwegian.

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