Per Høst

Who is Per Høst?

Per Høst was a Norwegian zoologist, film producer and non-fiction writer. He was born in Kristiania.

His first short film was Hva turister aldri ser from 1934, about the arctic fox. His first large success was the 1950 film Gjensyn med jungelfolket, about the Chocó people in Panama. Among his later films are Galapagos from 1955 and Same-Jakki from 1957. He produced television documentaries for both the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Among his books are Hva verden viste meg from 1952 and The Laplanders from 1964.