Ingmar Bergman: 1918 – 2007
Filmmaker’s influence widely felt
Director Ingmar Bergman, whose work elevated filmmaking to an art that rivaled the best in literature, music and theater, has died at age 89. It was Bergman’s willingness to take on the dark sides of human drama that lifted his art: love, death, guilt, redemption, psychological and sexual traumas, and the relationship of man and God. Said one Chicago film expert, “He had no fear. He would, a la ‘Star Trek,’ boldly go where no man had gone before.” The result was several classics during Bergman’s nearly 60-year directorial career, including “Wild Strawberries” (1957), “Through a Glass Darkly” (1961), “Scenes From a Marriage” (1973) and “Fanny and Alexander” (1982). METRO, PAGE 5
Bill Walsh: 1931 – 2007
Innovative coach, Bears nemesis
Bill Walsh’s 49ers in the 1980s not only changed the NFL by winning three Super Bowls with their West Coast offense, they gave the Bears fits as well, beating them twice in NFC Championship games. Walsh died at age 75. SPORTS
Tom Snyder: 1936 – 2007
Late-night talk show icon
Tom Snyder, an innovator of the interview format whose intimate, free-wheeling style transformed the genre, died Sunday of leukemia complications at age 71. METRO, PAGE 6
