Odd Selmer (7 February 1930 – 2 March 2024) was a Norwegian journalist, novelist, crime fiction writer and playwright. In 1977 he wrote a historical novel about the eccentric "Lady" Barbara Arbuthnott. His audio plays have been translated into fifteen languages. He was awarded the Ibsen Prize in 1988 for the audio play series På egne ben.[1][2][3] Selmer died on 2 March 2024, at the age of 94.[4][5]