In 1980 he received an honorary doctorate at Linköping University . His death in 1985 was from skin cancer ( Malignant melanoma ) . A statue of him can be seen just outside the grounds of his old school . In 1985 his 1984 film '' Ronia , the Robber 's Daughter '' , based on Astrid Lindgren 's 1981 book '' Ronia the Robber 's Daughter '' , was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival
35th Berlin International Film Festival
35th Berlin International Film Festival
Tage Danielsson