• On July 30, 2007, Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman died at age 89.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Ernst Ingmar Bergman
  2. Birth date: July 14, 1918
  3. Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden
  4. Died: July 30, 2007
  5. Age: 89
  6. Died in his sleep
  7. Died on the same day as Michaelangelo Antonioni

• Info

  Wrongly accused of income tax evasion in 1976, Bergman suffered emotional distress and fled to Munich in self-imposed exile. He lived there until 1984, then moved to Fårö Island off the coast of Sweden.

  He continued to make films until 2003, and underwent hip surgery three years later.

  When news of his death spread, many filmmakers and film critics wrote tributes to Bergman, who was reportedly laid to rest on Fårö on August 18, 2007.

• Notable Works

  • 1957 - The Seventh Seal
  • 1957 - Wild Starberries
  • 1959 - The Virgin Spring
  • 1966 - Persona
  • 1972 - Cries and Whispers
  • 1982 - Fanny And Alexander

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