Victor Sjöström

Personal Info

Birthday

September 21, 1879

Day of Death

1960-01-03

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

Also Known As

Victor Seastrom

Victor Sjostrom

빅토르 쉬오스트롬

Виктор Шёстрём

빅토르 셰스트룀

빅터 쇠스트롬

Victor Sjöström

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).