Pontus Hulten was born on June 21, 1924 in Stockholm, Sweden as Karl Gunnar Pontus Vougt Hultén. He was a director, known for En Dag I Staden (1956), Meta-Mecano (1997) and The Painter Sam Francis (2008). He was married to Anna-Lean Wibom. He died on October 26, 2006 in Stockholm.