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Victor Sjöström

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

Victor David Sjöström (September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), sometimes 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).

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

About

Directing, Male

Birthday

21 September 1879, 146 years old

Known For

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator