Kjell Fjørtoft, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kjell Fjørtoft

Norwegian journalist

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Tromsø municipality, Northern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 14-May-2010

Profession: photographer, writer, journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kjell Fjørtoft (5 March 1930 – 14 May 2010) was a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer, photographer and film maker, born in Tromsø.
Fjørtoft wrote books about themes such as World War II, espionage and hunters.
Among his books are Spionfamilien from 1986, about the convicted spy Selmer Nilsen and his family.
He produced 25 television programmes for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and also produced more than thirty film documentaries about Northern Norway.
He was awarded Troms County's Cultural Prize for 1983.
Fjørtoft died on 14 May 2010.