Birgitta Steene

Steene was born on October 7, 1928 in Sweden.^[1]

Steene was chair of the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington from 1973 onwards. Steene was co-founder of the Film Studies Program at the University of Washington.

Steene published extensively on Scandinavian literature, drama, and film.^[2] She wrote her first reference guide on Ingmar Bergman in 1968, with a new edition released in 1974 and expanded versions released in 1987 and in 2005.^[3]

In 2005, Steene recorded an audio commentary for The Virgin Spring,^[4] and in 2008 provided a booklet essay for Miss Julie, both for The Criterion Collection.^[5]

Steene died on November 1, 2023.^[1]

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

• Steene, Birgitta (1973). The greatest fire : a study of August Strindberg. OCLC 340955.^[6]

• Steene, Birgitta (1982). August Strindberg : an introduction to his major works. OCLC 9360222.^[7]

• Steene, Birgitta (1968). Ingmar Bergman. OCLC 289904.
• Steene, Birgitta (1987). Ingmar Bergman : a guide to references and resources. Boston, Mass. G.K. Hall. p. 342. ISBN 0816179611.

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• Steene, Birgitta (1988), The image of the child in the Swedish cinema, OCLC 45702968

In 1982, Steene received an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, Uppsala University in Sweden.^[2]