Swedish director and screenwriter (born 1924)

Vilgot Sjöman

David Harald Vilgot Sjöman was a Swedish writer and film director. His films deal with controversial issues of social class, morality, and sexual taboos, combining the emotionally tortured characters of Ingmar Bergman with the avant garde style of the French New Wave. He is best known as the director of the films 491 (1964), I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967), and I Am Curious (Blue) (1968), which stretched the boundaries of acceptability of what could then be shown on film, deliberately treating their subjects in a provocative and explicit manner.

Born

1924

December 2

Died

2006

Era

1920s

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Vilgot, in brief

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1924 Born
2006 Died

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1244 Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon.
1409 The University of Leipzig opens.
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1763 Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.

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The world in 1924

When Vilgot arrived

april 1 Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
april 1 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
april 13 A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople.
april 24 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).

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Adolph Green 1914–2002 American playwright and composer (died 2002) Deacon White 1847–1939 American baseball player and manager (died 1939) Harry Burleigh 1866– American singer-songwriter (died 1949) John Barbirolli 1899–1970 English cellist and conductor (died 1970) Julie Harris 1925–2013 American actress (born 1925) Lucy Liu 1968– American actress and producer Masafumi Gotoh 1976– Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Peter Moylan 1978– Australian baseball player Renee Montgomery 1986– American basketball player and executive

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Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924) George H. W. Bush 1924–2018 American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died 2018) Abioseh Nicol 1924–1994 Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (died 1994) Brian Bevan 1924–1991 Australian rugby league player (died 1991) Bulat Okudzhava 1924–1997 Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1924) Carroll O'Connor 1924–2001 American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) Charlie Callas 1924–2011 American actor and comedian (died 2011) Colleen Dewhurst 1924–1991 Canadian-American actress (born 1924) David Bronstein 1924–2006 Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (born 1924)

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