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Norwegian journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator
Kristoffer Aamot
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Norwegian journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator
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Birth:
26 March 1889
Death:
22 March 1955
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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. 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.