Also through her mother, Guri Stormoen was a grandniece of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. [2 ] On her paternal side she was a relative of Hans Stormoen, Kjell Stormoen and Even Stormoen. [3 ]
Stormoen was educated as an engraver, but also participated in the dramatic society Bergens Dramatiske Klubb. He was a scenographer at the Trøndelag Teater from 1945 to 1948.