Else Marie Fisher-Bergman (1 March 1918 – 3 March 2006) was a Swedish choreographer, dancer,

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

, and writer.

Career

Fisher wrote several children's books and theatre plays (including ''Beppo the Clown (Clownen Beppo)'', a dance

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking ...

directed by Ingmar Bergman, while working as a choreographer and director at various theaters in Sweden.

Personal life

Fisher was born 1 March 1918 in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia. From 1943 to 1945, she was married to Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, with whom she had a daughter,

Lena Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profound ...

, before their divorce.Nationalencyklopedin
. 2010-05-03. She died 3 March 2006.

Filmography

Actor

*1948 – ''Stanna en stund!'' *1950 – ''Två trappor över gården'' *1952 – ''

Bom the Flyer ''Bom the Flyer'' (Swedish: ''Flyg-Bom'') is a 1952 Swedish comedy film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Nils Poppe, Elisaveta, Yvonne Lombard and Gerd Andersson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.56 It was shot at the Råsunda in Stockholm. The f ...

'' *1956 – ''Rasmus, Pontus och Toker''

Choreography

*1956 – ''Det renaste ni drömt om...'' *1957 – ''

The Seventh Seal ''The Seventh Seal'' ( sv, Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of ch ...

(Det sjunde inseglet)''

References

Svensk Filmdatabas – "Else Fisher"
Swedish Film Institute (Svenska Filminstitutet) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Else 1918 births 2006 deaths Choreographers from Melbourne Swedish choreographers