Svend Gade

WriterDirectorArt Director
Born
February 9, 1877
Died
June 25, 1952

A former stage actor and director in his native Denmark, Sven Gade began making films there in 1916. He traveled to Germany a few years later to direct a film version of Hamlet (Hamlet (1921)), then journeyed to Hollywood the next year. He designed sets for other directors' films and directed…