Ingrid Bergman's Secret Double Life

5 years after Ingred Bergman's death, one of her

secret

lovers was revealed and his identity shocked Hollywood to the core. Ingred Bergman was Hollywood's holy good girl, but nothing could be further from the truth, her explosive romance with Roberto Rosolini turned an entire nation against him even after his death. Secrets from Bergman's past continued to surface and threatened to ruin his legacy forever. She was born on August 29, 1915 in Stockholm. Her mother died when she was only 2 years old, leaving her father Justice to raise her alone. He was a talented painter and photographer. And from a very young age, Ingred got used to posing in front of the camera just when Bergman had big dreams for his daughter: he wanted her to be a star, he imagined her as a future opera singer and he subjected her to three years of singing lessons when her daughter father sent her to a girls' school.

Bergman struggled to fit in, she was not popular and did not excel academically, soon loneliness began to invade her and was about to get worse when she was 14, her father died of stomach cancer one year. After her father passed away, Bergman put her love of acting into action and landed a job as an extra at a film studio. She was amazed that she could actually make money and have fun at the same time. For her, 2 years later it was a dream come true. She won a scholarship to the Royal School of Dramatic Theater and, stifled by the thought of spending another 5 years at school, made a decision that scandalized her teachers, all she could think about was her happy moment in the studio of cinema, and that's how he finally got a conference. role she took on without a second thought ignoring the advice of her teachers she was eager to start living and more than anything her ambition ruled Supreme at the age of 21 Bergman made an interesting decision and married Peter Lindstrom, a dentist, it was easy see why He fell so hard for Bergman that she was young, beautiful and driven.

However, he provided her with a much-needed sense of stability in 1938. Bergman welcomed her first child, Pia, but even with a stable film career in Sweden and a balanced family

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, she longed for something. Furthermore, she always had her sights set on the horizon, always looking forward to the next big challenge in her case, which was the transition to American cinema in 1939, with only a suitcase in hand. Ingre Bergman, 24, arrived in Los Angeles excited to begin a new chapter. Hollywood producer David O. Selnik had seen his performance in the Swedish film Intermo and thought he would fit perfectly in Bergman's English remake, although he was excited for this rare opportunity she was expected to be sent back to her husband and baby once filming wrapped.

Instead, something very different happened: her first American film was a smash hit, and critics fell in love with this stunning newcomer. After that, there was no turning back to Sweden; she had arrived without knowing a lick of English and yet she had managed to fly. Overcoming all obstacles, Bergman soon realized that Hollywood wanted to take control of her image and change it completely. She refused to give in to the studio's demands. Many of the other stars were so perfectly crafted that they were almost too perfect to stay true to themselves. Bergman was a breath of fresh air she had a natural appearance and at first simplicity worked in her favor she was always the good girl or the country girl but with a fiery personality like Bergman's these roles became boring in 1941 she was supposed to Bergman was set to play another bland female role in Jackal and Mr Hyde, but she begged the studio to give her the chance to play The Naughty, instead they granted her wish and Bergman was finally going to be a temptress;

However, her seductive role went far beyond her on-screen performance behind the scenes. Something scandalous was a foot of hers. Bergman was not opposed to having fun outside her marriage and during the 1940s she had passionate affairs with a number of directors and actors, beginning on the set of Dr Jackal and Mr Hyde Bergman and Spencer. Tracy embarked on a brief affair, but this was just the beginning, while Bergman was living her dream in Hollywood, she still had a family at home, her husband and Pia eventually followed her to the United States, first settling first in New York and then in San Francisco, when she Could Bergman find time for them between jobs?

However, as time passed it became clear that she was living a snitching

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that was destined to destroy her family. Her husband had no affinity for the glamor of Hollywood and he began to resent his wife's profession. It was a super specialty for him as Bergman's career skyrocketed the more vain and obsessed she became, she was a free spirit, while Lindstrom was terribly rigid and frugal; However, when he found out about her incessant cheating, he was unwilling to pursue a divorce. His wife was doing banking and the money kept coming in. As the unconditional boss of the house, he helped direct her career and delegated her finances with the indifference of her husband Bergman was free to break some high-profile hearts and her career was about to skyrocket in 1942 Bergman landed her most infamous role yet, Elsa and Casablanca, opposite Humphrey Bogart;

However, despite becoming one of the most successful films ever made, it was never one of Bergman's favorites. The following year she starred in For Whom the Bell Tolls when Ernest Hemingway's novel was published. sold to Paramount Pictures, Hemingway himself gave an explicit directive: he said that Miss Bergman and no one else should play the role, she earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance and the heart of protagonist Gary Cooper, it really seemed like Bergman kept his hidden heart. and Gary Cooper certainly learned this the hard way, he fell madly in love with her during filming, but their brief romance never went to the end.

Cooper said that no one loved me more than Ingres Bergman, but the day after filming he concluded that he couldn't. Even talking to her on the phone was elusive and charming, but the disappointed hopes he left in her wake were a mere preview of the scandal that would come from all the roles Bergman wanted after Jon of Arc was at the top of the list. list. - the secured character really resonated with her and became her role as Ultimate Dream, however, there was just one problem: no one was making a film about AR's Joon in 1946, however, the hopeful actress had a stroke of luck when starred in Joan of Lorraine in New York.

Alvin Theater the unprecedented success of the play was a springboard to fulfill one of her greatest wishes. Her fantastic performance on Broadway earned him the role of her in Jon of Arc in 1948. She devoted everything to the production, including her own money, but sadly it all ended. Disappointed, although the academy nominated her for her performance, she was involved in a scandal. Ingres Bergman's descent into disgrace began innocently enough, with him growing tired of her life in Hollywood and her lackluster marriage. Bergman was looking for her next big adventure and that's when she discovered it. she from the work of the Italian director Roberto Rosalini and she fell in love with it when she saw her film Open City, she witnessed true art and she was captivated by Rosolini and she wrote him a letter that changed her life.

Bergman contacted Rosolini at the peak of his career and his letter ended with a clear statement that he wanted to make a film with him after leaving for Italy. Bergman would not return to Hollywood or his family for years when he arrived in Italy in 1949. changed forever Roberto Rosalini's process was different from that of Hollywood directors with him all the rules went out the window for his first film with him, but the protagonist was not even a trained actor, he was originally just part of the crew when It was Bergman herself. Rosolini didn't care what shot she made her look like. the most beautiful, him choosing any angle he so desired about working in Italy was a challenge for Bergman, but that was exactly why she loved him so much rosolini was vibrant and free and before he knew it, Bergman had fallen in love with her It was no stranger to her.

Affairs but her love for Roberto Rosolini was a completely different story still married to Lindstrom Bergman moved on and had a son with her Italian director when the press found out about the illegitimate child they had fun like that Bergman and Rosolini quickly became The Hollywood Scandal The Bergman's blatant infidelity turned the public against him, the public felt betrayed, everyone believed that Ingre Bergman was the ultimate good girl, which made her behavior even more shocking, even American politicians got involved with Senator Edwin C Johnson, who claimed that under the law no foreigner guilty of vileness can set foot on American soil again, even called her a powerful influence for evil because Bergman was a foreigner and an immoral foreigner and his bad behavior only fueled America's contempt. for immigrants;

However, she was more than willing to cut ties with Hollywood, it's safe to say. that Bergman's daughter, Pia, bore the brunt of her mother's absence with an ocean between them. Pia could only read about her mother in the newspaper, and when Bergman finally got a divorce from Lindstrom, she set out to put down new roots and cultivate a life that didn't. Not including his firstborn, the abandonment was real and, to make matters worse, it was clear that Bergman adored his new life, he was devoted to Rosalini and his growing brood had their first boy named Rato, followed by twin girls in 1952. , Isabella and Esot Ingrid.

She continued with her busy acting schedule until a desperate situation forced her to make a sacrifice. Her daughter Isabella suffered from scoliosis and required serious surgery. The recovery was long and arduous and so, for the sake of her daughter, Bergman stopped acting for two full years to be able to do so. To take care of her in the meantime, her initial enthusiasm for Rosalini's avant-garde cinema began to falter, as she became accustomed to Hollywood celebrity, she began to become discouraged by the bad reviews when Rosalini came up with a plan to tour Europe with the play Jonah Arc at the Bonfire.

Bergman felt ready to return, but her hopes were never realized, like many of Rosalini's avant-garde members. Persecutions the play was not a source of income before long cracks began to form in his marriage rosolini was extremely possessive until 1956 he had kept the actress Under lock and key, only he was finally able to direct her, however, he gave her an inch of freedom and allowed him to travel to France, where he starred and Paris does strange things for Bergman. Her marriage to Rosolini really fell apart after he betrayed and cheated on her. about her with screenwriter Sonali Das Gupta after that there was no way to save their relationship rosolini wasted no time before the end of the year he had already eloped with his new girlfriend almost at the same time that his marriage was beginning to falter Bergman had the opportunity for a second chance in Hollywood, had been absent for many years, but her executive producer friend Adler envisioned her for the lead role in the 20th Century Fox film Anastasia, it was the kind of role for which she had become forever famous. . and Pious and managed to capture the hearts of the American people once again, it was a sensational comeback and thanks to Anastasia she even got her second Academy Award for Bergman.

This marked a new beginning in 1958, Bergman's agent introduced him to her next great love, Lars. Schmidt Schmidt was gloriously wealthy, his family prospering in the shipping business, while he himself was a theater impresario. When she met Bergman, they hit it off immediately and in December of that year they married. Bergman's children ended up staying with her father in Italy while she. She flew to France to live with her new husband, separated from her children, she managed to maintain her marriage the longest, but she and Schmidt remained together for almost two decades before infidelity finally caught them. would destroy at that moment;

However, Bergman had an even bigger battle to fight in 1974. She made a horrifying discovery: a lump in her left breast. Doctors advised her to seek treatment immediately, but the stubborn actress had other plans, never one for self-pity. She continued working on her cancer diagnosis. She endured a couple of operations and endured rounds of testing. chemotherapy however the outlook was bleak in 1981 the cancer had devastated her body it had reached her spine causing the collapse of her twelfth vertebra it was also in her lungs and now only one of them was barely functioning on August 29, 1982 Ingred Bergman died a the age of 67 with her ex-husband Lars Schmidt by her side, however, even in death she managed to cause a scandal 5 years after her death, news of one of Bergman's

secret

affairs came to light in an interview.

Gregory Peek made a shocking confession on the set of Bewitched in 1945. He and Bergman had an affair, but Peg was not the one.only one that came out of nowhere in his autobiography. Bergman spoke of all of her ex-husbands with absolute respect and she even remained close friends with Rosalini and Schmidt until the day she died. He was a man with an ax to grind who still held a grudge against the wife who abandoned him. Her first husband, Peter Lindstrom, wanted the world to know Bergman's true ingredient and she didn't care if it cast a shadow on her legacy in the future. biography As time goes by, Ingred Bergman Lindstrom's life was recorded and she revealed some of the brutal things her wife had allegedly said she told him.

I am only interested in two types of people: those who can entertain me and those who can advance my career Lindstrom He did not retain anything and helped the biographer paint a very unattractive portrait of Ingred Bergman and then, to make matters worse, there were her counterparts according to the biography: she drank, smoked and slept with dozens of men, Bergman's exes. The husband certainly got his little revenge, even if the actress never lived to feel his wrath, he condemned her for abandoning her children and for always prioritizing her career over her family, but in the end, you can't erase everything. fact that ingred Bergman was a formidable acting talent, undoubtedly one of the best of all time.

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