Kristoffer Aamot
Kristoffer Aamot | |
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| Born | 26 March 1889 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 22 March 1955 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator |
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]
He was also the writer of the Norwegian comic strip Skomakker Bekk og Tvillingene Hans, which was drawn by Jan Lunde.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Iversen, Gunnar. "Kristoffer Aamot". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Kristoffer Aamot". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Aamotstatuetten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lunde_jan.htm
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