Kristoffer Aamot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kristoffer Aamot

Norwegian journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1889

Place of Birth: Sagene, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 22-Mar-1955

Profession: politician, contributing editor, journalist, film director

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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..
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.
A film award (in Norwegian: Aamotstatuetten) was named after him.He was also the writer of the Norwegian comic strip Skomakker Bekk of Tvillingene Hans, which was drawn by Jan Lunde.