Lars Schmidt (producer)
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Lars Reinhold Schmidt (11 June 1917 – 18 October 2009) was a Swedish theatrical producer, director and publisher. He owned theaters in Paris, France, and Sweden.[1] Schmidt was instrumental in bringing American theater to the European stage.[2] He produced and translated numerous post-war American plays in Europe; including A Street Car Named Desire, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Oklahoma! and Anne Frank. He is considered one of the most important cultural personalities of the 20th century evolution and commercialization of European theatre.[2] In a 1964 Life magazine article, he was called "Europe's most important theatrical producer."[3] Lars Schmidt married three-time Academy Award-winning film star Ingrid Bergman in December 1958.[4]