Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Giuseppe De Santis. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Giuseppe De Santis. Show all posts

1 September 2018

Vittorio Gassman - actor

Stage and screen star once dubbed ‘Italy’s Olivier’ Vittorio Gassman in the 1948 movie Riso amaro, which provided him with his breakt...

21 April 2018

Silvana Mangano - actress

Star who married the producer Dino De Laurentiis Silvana Mangano worked as a model before breaking into the film industry The actres...

28 November 2017

Mario Nascimbene - film music composer

First Italian to score for Hollywood Mario Nascimbene The composer Mario Nascimbene, most famous for composing the music for more t...

7 July 2017

Vittorio De Sica - film director

Oscar-winning maestro behind 1948 classic Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica was one of the major figures of Italian neorealism Vitt...

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