Mac Ahlberg (12 June 1931 – 26 October 2012) was a Swedish film director and cinematographer.
Biography
In the years 1952–1954 he was married to Ulla Olofsson (1923–2009) and 1955–1961 to the actress Anna-Greta Bergman. He had a daughter Annina Rabe (b. 1963) together with the script and TV producer Ruth Rabe (1934–1992). He was later married to Mary LaPoint Ahlberg until his death.Dödsruna för Mac Ahlberg Dagens Nyheter den 11 november 2012.
The first feature Ahlberg directed was the Danish erotic classic I, a Woman (Denmark, 1965) which went on to international success, especially in the United States. He quickly became identified with erotic fare, directing two sequels to I, a Woman as well as a Swedish version of Fanny Hill (Sweden, 1968), starring Diana Kjær and Oscar Ljung. During the 1970s, he developed a conspicuous collaboration with actress Marie Forså.
Ahlberg moved to the United States in the late 1970s and worked mostly as a cinematographer on American productions; he was frequently hired by producer Charles Band, and worked on such Band productions as Re-Animator (1985), From Beyond (1986), and Dolls (1987), all three of which were directed by Stuart Gordon.
Death Ahlberg died from complications of congestive heart failure on 26 October 2012. He was 81.
Select filmography Year Title Cinematographer Director Screenwriter Notes 1959 Konstfack Television film 1959 Åke och hans värld Television film 1961 Gäst hos verkligheten Television film 1963 Hatten eller Trollkarlens melodier Television film 1963 Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie 1965 1965 I, a Woman 1966 Ormen 1967 1968 I, a Woman – Part II 1968 Fanny Hill 1970 1974 Around the World with Fanny Hill 1980 Hell Night 1982 1982 Parasite 1983 My Tutor 1983 Chained Heat 1983 Alternate title: Young Warriors 1984 1984 Trancers 1985 Ghoulies 1985 Re-Animator 1985 House 1986 From Beyond 1987 Dolls 1987 House II: The Second Story 1988 Ghost Town 1989 DeepStar Six 1989 House III Alternate title: The Horror Show 1990 Robot Jox 1991 Oscar 1992 Innocent Blood 1993 My Boyfriend's Back 1993 Striking Distance 1994 Beverly Hills Cop III 1995 1996 1997 Good Burger 1998 2003 Puppet Master: The Legacy 2003 Mega Scorpions (a.k.a. Stingers/Deadly Stingers)
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