biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1883–1928)
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| biography:
| Film director, born in Helsinki, Finland. He settled in Sweden in 1909 and, though trained as an actor, began directing films for Svenska Bio in 1912. He adapted the novels of Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), notably Herr Arnes Pengar (1919, Sir Arne's Treasure), which won him international acclaim, Gunnar Hedes Saga (1922), and Gösta Berlings Saga (1924). His versatility is shown in Erotikon (1920), a sophisticated comedy about sexual rivalry. He discovered Greta Garbo, and took her to Hollywood in 1925, where he directed Hotel Imperial (1927), Woman On Trial (1927), and The Street of Sin (1927). |
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