Lars Schmidt | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Aankomst_Ingrid_Bergmann_op_Schiphol_Lars_Schmidt_en_Ingrid_Bergmann,_Bestanddeelnr_912-2299.jpg) Lars Schmidt with his first wife Ingrid Bergman, 1961 | |
| Born | 11 June 1917 |
| Died | 18 October 2009 (aged 92) |
| Occupation(s) | Theatrical producer, director, publisher |
Lars Reinhold Schmidt (11 June 1917 – 18 October 2009) was a Swedish theatrical producer, director and publisher. He owned theaters in Paris, France, and Sweden.[1] Schmidt was instrumental in bringing American theater to the European stage.[2] He produced and translated numerous post-war American plays in Europe; including A Street Car Named Desire, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Oklahoma! and Anne Frank. He is considered one of the most important cultural personalities of the 20th century evolution and commercialization of European theatre.[2] In a 1964 Life magazine article, he was called "Europe's most important theatrical producer."[3] Lars Schmidt married three-time Academy Award-winning film star Ingrid Bergman in December 1958.[4]
- ^ "Lars Schmidt papers, 1910-2010". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ a b Gindt, Dirk (2013). "Transatlantic Translations and Transactions: Lars Schmidt and the Implementation of Postwar American Theatre in Europe". Theatre Journal. 65 (1). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 19–37. doi:10.1353/tj.2013.0015. ISSN 0192-2882. JSTOR 41819820. S2CID 162294032.
- ^ Hamblin, Dora Jane (1964-10-16). Hardly Anybody Knows Him - That's The Way He Wants It. LIFE, Time Inc. pp. 134–135, 137, 139.
- ^ Larson, Sarah. "Ingrid Bergman, As Time Goes By". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-03-29.