Swedish director Bergman dead: Swedish theatre

Stockholm, July 30: Legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman has died at the age of 89, an official at Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre said today.

Earlier, the local news agency TT cited Bergman's daughter Eva Bergman as saying he died peacefully today in his home on Faro Island in the Baltic Sea.

''I can confirm that he's dead,'' said Royal Dramatic Theatre spokeswoman Ulrika Nilsdotter Geiger.

Bergman is famous for films such as ''Fanny and Alexander'' and ''The Seventh Seal''.

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