Haakon Sandberg

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Haakon Sandberg
Born30 August 1924  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Died30 December 2013  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (aged 89)
Spouse(s)Liv Sandberg  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg


Haakon Sandberg (b. Haakon Philip Fretheim Aall Sandberg; 30 August 1924, Bergen, Norway - 30 December 2013) was a Norwegian film director.

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His interest in films began when he and his twin brother, Sverre, received a film projector as a gift from an aunt at the age of 6. [1]

After having studied cinematography in Copenhagen, he and Sverre, who had studied at the New York Institute of Photography, started Svekon Film, a production company, in 1948. [2]

He is the father of film director Øyvind Sandberg. [3]

He was married to Liv, who was also involved in the making of his movies. [1]

Filmography (selection)

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Haakon Sandberg (89) er død" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende . Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. "Haakon Sandberg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Mannen bak "To hus tett i tett" er gått bort" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved January 3, 2014.