Archive for the ‘Performers’ Category
Franco Diogene was born in Catania in 1947 and moved at a young age to Genoa. From the age of six years old he was involved with the performing arts
Luisella Boni, who was also known as Brigitte Corey, Isabelle Corey, Luisa Boni and – to her mum and dad – Luisa Angela Bozzo, was born in Como on the 24th July 1935
Here’s an italian language piece on the actress Carole Andre that appeared in La Stampa on the 16th October, primarily about her role in Sergio Sollima’s Sandokan
Just watched a curious little poliziesco from 1968 called Un corpo caldo per l’inferno. It’s not great, but not bad, and has an interesting cast, including a distinctive looking chap who I’ve seen in numerous films over the years, John Benedy
Just noticed that there’s an interview with Franco Nero on Box Office Magazine. Loads of stuff about Cars 2, but also some more interesting questions as well, which I’ve included below
A little interview was in the Guardian today with Franco Nero…
Another in our on off guide to black actors in Italian cinema, this time it’s the turn of: Daniel Jones.
Just watched Il testimone (46), directed by Pietro Germi, which features a very impressive performance from Marina Berti, something of a forgotten diva from postwar Italian cinema.
Reg Park was one of the best known bodybuilders the world has ever known. He was born in England and took up the sport at an early age.
Chelo Alonso was, along with Bella Cortez, one of a handful of Cuban stars who made a name for themselves in Italy in the 1960s.
Born in Newcastle in 1927, Joe Robinson is an actor and stuntman who appeared in several films over a thirty year span from the mid 1950s.
John Kitzmiller was one of the most prominent Afro-American actors to work in Italy during the post war period. Born in Michigan in 1913, he first came to Europe as a soldier during the liberation of Italy, winning a Victory Medal for his efforts. He fell in love with the country, deciding to stay there [...]
Marc Hannibal was an American actor and singer who appeared in a single Italian film, Alfonso Brescia’s extremely silly Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte (75).
Was watching The Three Fantastic Supermen in the Orient the other night, and it’s pretty rubbish. But… the main fantastic superman is played by one Robert Malcolm.
Marcella Di Folco, who died on the 7th September, was born Marcello Di Folco (Rome 7 March 1943) and was an activist, actress and Italian politician.
Just found a Robert Woods interview I hadn’t read before on a website called www.glasshousepresents.com
Tiberio Murgia has died. Here’s a rough translation of an article that appeared on an Italian website: Tiberio Murgia, who died at the age of 81 after several months of illness in a nursing home in Tolfa, was one of the most famous faces in Italian cinema. But, even now, after 155 films and a [...]
Edith Peters was one of the many black performers who complemented their careers in the popular nightclubs and revues of the time with the occassional bit part roles on screen.
I’d never seen this before, but Ottaviano Dell’Acqua, aka Richard Raymond, one of the famous Dell’Acqua family of cinecitta stuntmen and a fixture of 80s Italian horror films, has his own website.
Someone who has always intrigued me is Gloria Paul, an English actress who ended up acting in films in Italy during the 60s. I associate her primarily with comedies and spy films, a glamorous, exotic lady who wouldn’t fit in so well with the more grimy productions made during the 70s.
