Swedish-French actor (died 2020)

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow was a Swedish and French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages. Capable in roles ranging from stolid, contemplative protagonists to sardonic artists and menacing, often gleeful villains, von Sydow received numerous accolades including honors from the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. He was nominated for two Academy Awards: for Best Actor for Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011).

Born

1929

April 10

Died

2020

Era

1920s

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Max, in brief

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1929 Born
2020 Died

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238 During the year of Six Emperors, forces of Gordian I and Gordian II are defeated by those of Maximinus Thrax in the battle of Carthage.
428 Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.
837 Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
847 Election of Pope Leo IV following the death of Pope Sergius II.

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The world in 1929

When Max arrived

april 14 The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35.
april 6 Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
august 11 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
august 16 The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.

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Arnold Orville Beckman 1900– American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (died 2004) Dolores Huerta 1930– American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers George Arliss 1868–1946 English actor and playwright (died 1946) Hugo Grotius 1583–1645 Dutch philosopher and jurist (died 1645) John Madden 1936–2021 American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021) Marit Breivik 1955– Norwegian handball player and coach Nizam al-Mulk 1018–1092 Persian scholar and vizier (died 1092) Q-Tip 1970– American rapper, producer, and actor Rachel Corrie 1979–2003 American activist (died 2003)

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Also born in 1929

Al Davis 1929–1945 American football player, coach, and manager (died 2011) Alasdair MacIntyre 1929– Scottish-American philosopher and academic (died 2025) Anne Frank 1929– German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (died 1945) Barbara Walters 1929–2022 American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929) Benny Golson 1929–2024 American saxophonist and composer (died 2024) Bernard Haitink 1929–2021 Dutch violinist and conductor (died 2021) Bill Foster 1929–2016 American basketball player and coach (died 2016) Bob Denard 1929–2007 French soldier (died 2007) David Tonkin 1929–2000 Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (died 2000)

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