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Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman was born on July 14, 1918, in Uppsala. His father's occupation as a Lutheran minister and later chaplain to the Swedish royal family had a major impact on his artistic and intellectual formation. He enrolled at Stockholm University College in 1937, where he studied art and literature. In 1944, Bergman wrote his first screenplay, Torment, which was directed by Alf Sjöberg. Although he started his career in the theater, he later chose to move to the world of cinema, where he made more than 50 films, the first of which was Crisis (1946). Bergman's films often dealt with existential themes, such as in Prison, and Thirst. In 1957, he achieved exceptional success with his films Wild Strawberries, and The Seventh Seal. Bergman's films have won many awards, including three Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film for The Virgin Spring, Through a Glass Darkly, and Fanny and Alexander, which helped cement his status as one of the most prominent figures in world cinema. Bergman worked on almost 50 feature films, in addition to many plays and operas. He published his autobiography, The Magic Lantern, in 1987. He died on July 30, 2007 at his home on the island of Fårö at the age of 89, yet Bergman's work continues to influence generations of filmmakers.