Kristoffer Aamot (26 March 1889 – 22 March 1955) was a Norwegian journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator.
Kristoffer Aamot | |
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| Born | 26 March 1889 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 22 March 1955 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Personal life
editBorn 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]
Career
editAs 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Kristoffer Aamot". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d Iversen, Gunnar. "Kristoffer Aamot". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Aamotstatuetten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Jan Lunde".
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