About Sven Sköld
Lived 1899 – 1956 (aged 57). Sven Sköld was a Swedish composer and conductor.
Sven Sköld (1899–1956) was a Swedish conductor and composer of film scores. He often collaborated with the film director Arne Mattsson. His score for Mattsson's 1951 film One Summer of Happiness won an award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
Selected filmography The Old Clock at Ronneberga (1944) Barnen från Frostmofjället (1945) Johansson and Vestman (1946) Rail Workers (1947) Girl from the Mountain Village (1948) Stronger Than the Law (1951) One Summer of Happiness (1951) The Clang of the Pick (1952) All the World's Delights (1953) The Shadow (1953) No Man's Woman (1953) Salka Valka (1954) Enchanted Walk (1954) The People of Hemsö (1955) Men in the Dark (1955) Paradise (1955) The Minister of Uddarbo (1957)
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Who was Sven Sköld?
Swedish composer and conductor (1899-1956)
When was Sven Sköld born?
Sven Sköld was born on 20 July 1899 in Lidingö Parish.
When did Sven Sköld die?
Sven Sköld died on 23 October 1956 in Sweden.
What was Sven Sköld's occupation?
Sven Sköld was a composer and conductor.
What nationality was Sven Sköld?
Sven Sköld was Swedish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sven Sköld. https://biography.guide/sven-skold/
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