Sven Nykvist

Sven Vilhem Nykvist was a Swedish cinematographer and filmmaker. His work is generally noted for its naturalism and simplicity. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest cinematographers of all time. He is best known for his collaboration with director Ingmar Bergman. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Cries and Whispers (1972) and Fanny and Alexander (1982). Nykvist also worked with Bergman on The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Winter Light (1963), Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1973), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), Face to Face (1978), and Autumn Sonata (1978).

3 December 1922

Born on the same birth date (3 December 1922): Eli Mandel • Len Lesser

Born on the same birth day (3 December): Andy Grammer • Cleveland Abbe • Connee Boswell • Eamonn Holmes • Eli Mandel • F. Sionil José • George Leake • Heather Menzies • James Ihedigbo • Joseph Franklin Ada • Les Ames • Marie Françoise Ouedraogo • Mathilde Kralik • Max Meldrum • Mel Smith • Michael Essien • Mildred Wiley • Muhammad Habibur Rahman • Phoebe Hearst • Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni • Rajendra Prasad • Sharon Fichman

Born in the same month (December 1922): Alan Voorhees • Ava Gardner • Casey Ribicoff • Cy Leslie • Cécile DeWitt-Morette • Don Robertson (songwriter) • Grace Paley • Halina Czerny-Stefańska • Iakovos Kambanellis • Lucian Freud • Luis Zuloaga • Redd Foxx • Stan Lee • William Gaddis