Rolf Forsberg

American dramatist

Rolf Forsberg
Born	(1925-07-12)July 12, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 16, 2017(2017-02-16) (aged 91)
Occupation(s)	Producer, Director, Writer, Playwright

Rolf Forsberg (July 12, 1925 – February 16, 2017) was an American playwright, film and theater director.^[1]

Biography

Forsberg is known for directing films such as The Late Great Planet Earth^[2] and Parable, a film produced for the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Parable portrayed humanity as a traveling circus and Jesus Christ as a circus clown. This marked a new depiction of Christ^[3] and inspired the musical Godspell. Parable went on to be honored at Cannes, the Edinburgh Film Festival and Venice Film Festival.^[4]

On June 8, 2013, the UCLA Film and Television Archive offered a retrospective of the works of Rolf Forsberg titled The Outre World of Rolf Forsberg.^[5] He died in February 2017 at the age of 92.^[6]

Filmography

Sacagawea – on PBS, (2003)
Tecumseh – History Channel (1997)
Seven Signs of Christ's Return (2002)
Where Jesus Walked – starring Barbara Harris (1995)
Touring Civil War Battlefields (1992)
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – narrated by Pierce Brosnan (1990)
Beyond The Next Mountain – starring Saeed Jaffery and Barry Foster (1987)
The Late Great Planet Earth – starring Orson Welles (1979)
Mother Tiger Mother Tiger (1976)
Peace Child (1974)
Nail (1974)
And There Was Morning (1973)
One Friday (1973)
King of the Hill (1972)
Ark (1970)^[7]
Stalked – starring Jack Hawkins(1968)^[7]
Awareness (1968)^[8]
Antkeeper – narrated by Fred Gwynne (1966)
Parable (1964)^[9]
Light Time for PBS (1960)

Stage-ography

A Tenth of an Inch Makes The Difference – performer's Arena, Chicago (1984)
Revival – Pasadena Playhouse Studio (1973)
The Dybbuk Between Two Worlds – Court Theatre (Chicago) (1962)^[10]
A Tenth of an Inch makes the Difference – New York (1961)^[11]
The Tempest- off-Broadway (1959)
The Tempest – San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (1958)
Oedipus Rex – Court Theatre (Chicago) (1960)^[10]
Round Dance – Playwrights, Chicago (1955)
Shakuntala^[11] – Playwrights, Chicago (1954)
The Trojan Women by Euripides – Court Theatre (Chicago) (1956)^[10]
Rashomon – Chicago (1953)
Moods From Shakespeare, USA Tour (1944–1953)^[10]

References

^ "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
^ Janet Maslin (January 18, 1979). "New York Times". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
^ "The films of Rolf Forsberg". Arts and Faith. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
^ "Filmwell.org". Filmwell.org. June 3, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
^ "The Outré World of Rolf Forsberg | UCLA Film & Television Archive".
^ Rolf Forsberg - Film Maker
^ ^a ^b "Retro Slave: Rolf Forsberg's PA classic ARK unearthed!". Quietearth.us. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
^ "The Lost Films of Rolf Forsberg : Filmwell". Theotherjournal.com. June 3, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
^ "Christ in Grease Paint". Time. April 24, 1964. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Production History \ About Court \ Court Theatre – Professional Theatre at the University of Chicago". Courttheatre.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Jaffrey, Madhur. "Madhur Jaffrey ~ Award-winning actress and bestselling cookery author » About Madhur – Films". Madhur-jaffrey.com. Retrieved October 22, 2011.