Ingrid Bergman
One of the most influential actresses in cinema history.
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress born on 29 August 1915 in Stockholm.[1] She won three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.[2]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 29 August 1915
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 29 August 1982
- Place of death
- London, England
- Resting place
- Norra Begravningsplatsen, Stockholm
- Years active
- 1932–1982
- Occupation
- Actress
- Children
- 4, including Pia Lindström, Isabella Rossellini and Isotta Ingrid Rossellini
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Bergman's mother died when she was two and a half years old, and her father died of stomach cancer when she was around 14.[3][4] Her first film experience was as an extra in the 1932 film Landskamp.[5][6] In 1950, she had an affair with director Roberto Rossellini while filming Stromboli, creating a scandal in the U.S.[5][7]
What the cited sources add
A 2017 British Film Institute article notes that Bergman lost custody of her daughter from her marriage to Petter Lindström after the scandal.[5] The same source states that Bergman was denounced as a terrible role model in newspapers, and Senator Edwin C. Johnson labelled Rossellini a drug addict and "an infamous Nazi collaborator"[5] Bergman's daughter Isabella Rossellini wrote that when Bergman first met David Selznick, he suggested changing her name because "Bergman is too German"[8] The British Film Institute article describes Bergman as privately very independent and at her best playing mysterious women with secrets.[5]
Isabella Rossellini noted that Bergman demonstrated considerable independence early in her career by composing a letter to Rossellini expressing her wish to collaborate with him.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ingrid Bergman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Official Ingrid Bergman Web Site", Ingridbergman.com; Chandler, Charlotte, "Ingrid: Ingrid Bergman, A Personal Biography", Simon & Schuster, 2007, p. 19, 21, 294; Ziolkowska-Boehm, "Ingrid Bergman and her American Relatives", Rowman & Littlefield, 28 August 2013; Ancestry Library Edition; Standesamt Hamburg 3, 1907 No. 173. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ingrid Bergman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Obituary Variety, 1 September 1982.; "Biography – The Official Licensing Website of Ingrid Bergman", Ingrid Bergman; Harlan, "Criterion Honors the Great "Betterlater" with Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman's Swedish Years", Medium, 12 April 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ingrid Bergman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schumach, "Ingrid Bergman, Winner of 3 Oscars, Is Dead", The New York Times, 31 August 1982; Russell Taylor, "Ingrid Bergman", St. Martin's Press, 1983; Leamer, "As Time Goes By; The Life of Ingrid Bergman", Sphere Books Limited, 1987, p. 396 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ingrid Bergman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ingrid Bergman's early years Sight & Sound", British Film Institute, 14 November 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Ingrid Bergman's early years Sight & Sound", British Film Institute, 14 November 2017. facts only, no text reused. www2.bfi.org.uk
- Wikipedia, "Ingrid Bergman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ingrid Bergman's early years Sight & Sound", British Film Institute, 14 November 2017; "Ingrid Bergman's early years Sight & Sound", British Film Institute, 14 November 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ingrid Bergman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Award Ceremony", La Stampa, 13 September 1952, p. 3; "Bergman's Son To Accept Honor For Mom", Orlando Sentinel, 12 September 1992 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Rossellini, "Isabella Rossellini: my mother Ingrid Bergman taught me independence", i, 4 August 2016. facts only, no text reused. inews.co.uk
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Ingrid Bergman (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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