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Else Fisher

Else Fisher

Swedish choreographer, dancer, theatre director, and writer


Else Marie Fisher-Bergman (1 March 1918 – 3 March 2006) was a Swedish choreographer, dancer, theatre director, and writer.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Career

Fisher wrote several children's books and theatre plays (including Beppo the Clown (Clownen Beppo), a dance pantomime directed by Ingmar Bergman,[1] while working as a choreographer and director at various theaters in Sweden.[2]

Personal life

Fisher was born 1 March 1918 in Melbourne, Australia. From 1943 to 1945,[3] she was married to Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, with whom she had a daughter, Lena Bergman, before their divorce.[2] She died 3 March 2006.

Filmography

Actor

  • 1948 – Stanna en stund!
  • 1950 – Två trappor över gården
  • 1952 – Bom the Flyer
  • 1956 – Rasmus, Pontus och Toker

Choreography

  • 1956 – Det renaste ni drömt om...
  • 1957 – The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet)

References

  1. Ingmar Bergman Face to Face – "Beppo the Clown" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Birgitta Steene, Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide (Amsterdam University Press, 2005). 2010-05-03.
  2. Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). 2010-05-03.
  3. Vermilye, Jerry (2002). Ingmar Bergman: His Life and Films. McFarland. p. 10. ISBN 0786411600.

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