Kristoffer Aamot (26 March 1889 – 22 March 1955) was a Norwegian journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator. As a young journalist he was sentenced to one year imprisonment for his writings in the newspaper Klassekampen.[1] He was a member of the Oslo City Council from 1917 to 1937. He was a director of Oslo Kinematografer from 1934 to 1955, except for the war years.[1][2] A film award (in Norwegian: Aamotstatuetten) was named after him.[3]
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Born | (1889-03-26)26 March 1889 Kristiania, Norway |
Died | 22 March 1955(1955-03-22) (aged 65) |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator |
He was also the writer of the Norwegian comic strip Skomakker Bekk og Tvillingene Hans, which was drawn by Jan Lunde.[4]
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