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): Bayezid II • Bobby Allison • Carlos Finlay • Chad Durbin • Connee Boswell • Danilo Goffi • Ewa Kopacz • Franz Klammer • Manne Siegbahn • Manny Corpas • Octavia Hill • Takao Fujinami • Trina • Viktor Gorbatko

Born in the same month (December 1922): Agnes Nixon • Ava Gardner • Beverly Pepper • Cy Leslie • Dilip Kumar • Don Robertson (songwriter) • Eamonn Andrews • Esther Lederberg • Jane Langton • Jim Wright • Lionel Bowen • Luis Zuloaga • Maila Nurmi • Micheline Ostermeyer • Richard Mayes • Ruth Roman • Stan Lee • Vsevolod Bobrov • William Soeryadjaya