Ingmar Bergman 1918 - 2007
The legendary filmmaker left us on July 30th and I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the Guardian's site which has a wonderful collection of articles on the man and his art. Bergman made so many epic contributions to cinema, including: The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Through a Glass Darkly, Scenes from a Marriage and Fanny and Alexander, to name but few. Here is his page on IMDB, just for a rough idea.
Sleep well, Mr. Bergman. You have more than earned it.