Kitty Wentzel (née Bætzmann; 9 August 1868 – 20 November 1961) was a Norwegian writer and journalist. She was born in Christiania, and was the daughter of the journalist

Frederik Bætzmann Samuel Frederik Bætzmann (16 October 1841 – 2 May 1913) was a Norwegian journalist, foreign correspondent and editor. Bætzmann was born in Trondheim. His father, Samuel Severin Bætzmann (1800–1859), was mayor of Trondheim and served as a ...

and the actress Karen Marie Fougner. She was married to painter

Gustav Wentzel Gustav Wentzel (1859–1927) was a Norwegian painter. He was best known for interiors and domestic and rural scenes. His artistic style was associated with Naturalism and noted for accurate observations and attention to detail. Biography He ...

. She was a journalist for the newspaper ''

Verdens Gang ''Verdens Gang'' ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ''VG'' is n ...

'' from 1913 to 1917, and for ''

Ørebladet ''Ørebladet'' is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued from 1891 to 1924. ''Ørebladet'' became defunct in 1924, when it was incorporated in the newspaper ''Tidens Tegn''. Among the journalists working for ''Ørebladet'' were Øvre Richter Frich, ...

'' from 1917 to 1924. Among her books are ''Bordets glæder'' from 1925, written jointly with

Øvre Richter Frich Øvre Richter Frich (24 March 1872 – 13 May 1945), full name Gjert Øvre Richter Frich, was a Norwegian reporter, newspaper editor and crime fiction writer. He was one of the most popular writers of crime fiction in Norway during the interw ...

, the biography ''Gustav Wentzel'' from 1956, and the memoirs ''Fra mitt livs karusell'' from 1960.

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