▁S æ len ▁c ited ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁as ▁his ▁insp iration ▁as ▁an ▁illustr ator . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁he ▁issued ▁the ▁book ▁T ys ke ▁t anks ▁var ▁s ør ▁i ▁dal en , ▁about ▁his ▁fighting ▁experiences . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁several ▁Ber gen - based ▁companies . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁writing , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁market ing , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁market ing ▁b ureau ▁Mark eting - By rå et ▁with ▁a ▁colle ague ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁a ▁consult ing ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁suffered ▁from ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease , ▁and ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁last ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁ret irement ▁home ▁in ▁Ber gen . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁death s ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁writers ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁bi ograph ers ▁Category : M ale ▁bi ograph ers ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁ill ust rat ors ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁sat ir ists ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁resistance ▁members ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from