Victor Sjöström
Swedish film director, screenwriter and actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victor David Sjöström (Swedish: [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈɧø̂ːstrœm] ⓘ; 20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his best known films include The Phantom Carriage (1921), He Who Gets Slapped (1924), and The Wind (1928). Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957).[2]
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Born | Victor David Sjöström (1879-09-20)20 September 1879 |
Died | 3 January 1960(1960-01-03) (aged 80) Stockholm, Sweden |
Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | 1896–1957 |
Spouse(s) | Alexandra Stjagoff (1900–1912) Lili Bech (1914–1916) Edith Erastoff [sv] (m. 1922; died 1945) |
Parent | Olof Adolf Sjöström (1841–1896) |
Awards | NBR Award for Best Actor 1958 Wild Strawberries |
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