Mac Ahlberg (12 June 1931 – 26 October 2012) was a Swedish film director and

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Biography

In the years 1952–1954 he was married to Ulla Olofsson (1923–2009) and 1955–1961 to the actress Anna-Greta Bergman. He had a daughter Annina Rabe (born 1963) together with the script and TV producer Ruth Rabe (1934–1992). He was later married to Mary LaPoint Ahlberg until his death.Dödsruna för Mac Ahlberg
Dagens Nyheter den 11 november 2012. The first feature Ahlberg directed was the Danish erotic classic ''

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'' (Denmark, 1965) which went on to international success, especially in the United States. He quickly became identified with erotic fare, directing two sequels to ''I, a Woman'' as well as a Swedish version of ''

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'' (Sweden, 1968), starring

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and

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. During the 1970s, he developed a conspicuous collaboration with actress Marie Forså. Ahlberg moved to the United States in the late 1970s and worked mostly as a cinematographer on American productions; he was frequently hired by producer

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, and worked on such Band productions as ''

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'' (1985), '' From Beyond'' (1986), and ''

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'' (1987), all three of which were directed by

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Death

Ahlberg died from complications of

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on 26 October, 2012. He was 81.

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* * Swedish film directors Swedish cinematographers 1931 births 2012 deaths Artists from Stockholm {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2013