Profile
Ingmar Bergman
Stage and Film Director
Male
Born
Jul 14, 1918
Hometown
Uppsala
Died
Jul 30, 2007
Death Place
Sweden
Other Names
Bergman, Ernst In...
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera," he is recognized… Read More
Romance
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Ingrid von RosenMarried 1971 - 1995
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Gun GrutMarried 1951 - 1959
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Ellen LundströmMarried 1945 - 1950
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Else FisherMarried 1943 - 1945
Family
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Ingmar Bergman
d.2007
parents
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Erik BergmanFather
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Karin BergmanMother
children
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Lena BergmanDaughter, Age 70
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Jan BergmanDaughter, Age 67
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Ingmar Bergman, Jr.Son, Age 62
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Maria von RosenDaughter, Age 54
News + Updates
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The 100 Essential Directors Part 9: Victor Sjöström To Luchino Visconti Pop MattersGoogle News - Aug 29, 2011
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Book Lover: Raymond Hawthorne New Zealand HeraldGoogle News - Aug 28, 2011
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On Some Faraway Beach: Hynes At Fårö Indie Wire (Blog)Google News - Aug 25, 2011
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A Journey Through The Eclipse Series: Ingmar Bergman's Thirst Criterion Cast.Com (Blog)Google News - Aug 24, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Ingmar Bergman.
CHILDHOOD
1918
Birth
Born on July 14, 1918.
TEENAGE
1934
15 Years Old
In 1934, aged 16, he was sent to Germany to spend the summer vacation with family friends.
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1937
18 Years Old
In 1937, he entered Stockholm University College (later renamed Stockholm University), to study art and literature.
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TWENTIES
1942
23 Years Old
In 1942, he was given the chance to direct one of his own scripts, Caspar's Death.
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THIRTIES
1949
30 Years Old
During the next ten years, he wrote and directed more than a dozen films including The Devil's Wanton/Prison (Fängelse) in 1949 and The Naked Night/Sawdust and Tinsel (Gycklarnas afton) and Summer with Monika (Sommaren med Monika), both from 1953.
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Bergman began working with Sven Nykvist, his cinematographer, in 1953.
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FORTIES
1960
41 Years Old
He was the director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1960 to 1966 and manager from 1963 to 1966, where he began a long-time collaboration with choreographer Donya Feuer.
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FIFTIES
1970
52 Years Old
The investigation was focused on an alleged 1970 transaction of 500,000 Swedish kronor (SEK) between Bergman's Swedish company Cinematograf and its Swiss subsidiary Persona, an entity that was mainly used for the paying of salaries to foreign actors.
1971
53 Years Old
In 1971, Bergman received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the Academy Awards ceremony.
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1974
56 Years Old
Bergman dissolved Persona in 1974 after having been notified by the Swedish Central Bank and subsequently reported the income.
Bergman was active for more than six decades. In 1976 his career was seriously threatened as the result of a botched criminal investigation for alleged income tax evasion.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1978
60 Years Old
Although he continued to operate from Munich, by mid-1978 Bergman had overcome some of his bitterness toward the government of Sweden.
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2003
85 Years Old
Bergman retired from filmmaking in December 2003.
2006
88 Years Old
He had hip surgery in October 2006 and was making a difficult recovery.
He was buried on the island on 18 August 2007 in a private ceremony.
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