and - white ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Er le ▁C . ▁Kent on ▁Category : Col umb ia ▁Pictures ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁J ens ▁K . ▁Ster ri ▁( 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁civil ▁servant . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁H af s lo ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁of ▁ten ▁children , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁study ▁law . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Os lo ▁as ▁cand . j ur . ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Min ist ries ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁Agricult ure , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁att orney . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁assistant ▁secretary ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁deput y ▁under - secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Ex c ise ▁Author ities ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁Commander ▁with ▁Star ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁O lav . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Lion ▁of ▁Finland ▁and ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Fal con . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁