Carlo Mazzarella
| Carlo Mazzarella | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 July 1919 Genoa, Italy |
| Died |
7 March 1993 (aged 73) Rome, Italy |
Carlo Mazzarella (30 July 1919 – 7 March 1993) was an Italian actor and journalist.
Life and career
Born in Genoa, Mazzarella enrolled in the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1942.[1] Almost immediately he debuted on stage, working with Anna Proclemer and Sergio Tofano, among others.[1]
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Mazzarella started a prolific film career as a character actor.[1] In 1955 he started a new career as a television journalist for RAI TV, specializing on news about costume, theater and cinema, and gradually abandoning his acting career.[1][2] He retired in 1985.[2] Mazzarella died of lung cancer at the age of 73.[3]
Selected filmography
- His Young Wife (1945)
- The Models of Margutta (1946)
- Christmas at Camp 119 (1948)
- Bitter Rice (1948)
- È arrivato il cavaliere! (1950)
- Cops and Robbers (1951)
- Seven Hours of Trouble (1951)
- Toto in Color (1952)
- Toto and the Women (1952)
- The Unfaithfuls (1953)
- I Chose Love (1953)
- Eager to Live (1953)
- Neapolitan Carousel (1954)
- An American in Rome (1954)
- Destination Piovarolo (1955)
- Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1956)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. p. 37. ISBN 8884402131.
- 1 2 "E' morto Carlo Mazzarella trent'anni da inviato Rai". La Repubblica. 8 March 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Corrado Ruggeri (8 March 1993). "addio Mazzarella, showman del Tg". Corriere della Sera. p. 11. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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