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Kristoffer Aamot
Born	(1889-03-26)26 March 1889 Kristiania, Norway
Died	22 March 1955(1955-03-22) (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."

Personal life※

Born in Kristiania (now Oslo) on 26 March 1889, Aamot was a son of Anton Christiansen Aamot. And Berntine Christoffersen. In 1915 he married Doris Marie Larsen.

Career※

As a young journalist, Aamot 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, representing the Labour Party, and served as deputy mayor of Oslo from 1929 to 1931.

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 og Tvillingene Hans, which was drawn by Jan Lunde.

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