Kristoffer Aamot | |
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Born |
Kristiania, Norway | 26 March 1889
Died | 22 March 1955 | (aged 65)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator |
Political party | Labour Party |
Kristoffer Aamot (26 March 1889 – 22 March 1955) was a Norwegian journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator.
Born in Kristiania (now Oslo) on 26 March 1889, [1] Aamot was a son of Anton Christiansen Aamot and Berntine Christoffersen. In 1915 he married Doris Marie Larsen. [2]
As a young journalist, Aamot was sentenced to one year imprisonment for his writings in the newspaper Klassekampen. [2] He was a member of the Oslo City Council from 1917 to 1937, representing the Labour Party, and served as deputy mayor of Oslo from 1929 to 1931. [2]
He was a director of Oslo Kinematografer from 1934 to 1955, except for the war years. [2] [1] A film award (in Norwegian: Aamotstatuetten) was named after him. [3]
He was also the writer of the Norwegian comic strip Skomakker Bekk og Tvillingene Hans, which was drawn by Jan Lunde. [4]