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- Michelangelo da Caravaggio was born on 29 September 1571 in Milan, Duchy of Milan, Holy Roman Empire. He was an actor and writer, known for Alex & Aki (2019), Five Revolutionary Painters (1959) and Canvas (1966). He died on 18 July 1610 in Porto Ecole, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Holy Roman Empire.
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Claudio Monteverdi was born on 15 May 1567 in Cremona, Duchy of Milan [now Lombardy, Italy]. He was a composer and writer, known for A Star Is Born (2018), Liberal Arts (2012) and Mouchette (1967). He died on 29 November 1643 in Venice, Republic of Venice [now Veneto, Italy].- Alessandro Manzoni is one of Italy's most famous writer. His historical novel, I promessi sposi (The Betrothed), is one of the first written in Italy, somehow influenced by Walter Scott. He wrote three different versions of the novel, and for each he improved the use of the language in order to find a form that would not be too local, thus he is considered one of the fathers of modern Italian.
- Prince Henry of Battenberg was born on 5 October 1858 in Milan, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Lombardy, Italy]. He was married to Princess Henry of Battenberg. He died on 20 January 1896 in near British Sierra Leone.
- Emilio De Marchi was born on 31 July 1851 in Milan, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Lombardy, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Giacomo l'idealista (1943), Il cappello da prete (1944) and Racconti dell'Italia di ieri (1961). He was married to Lina Martelli. He died on 6 February 1901 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
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Giulio Ricordi was born on 19 December 1840 in Milan, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Lombardy, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Beautiful But Dangerous (1955), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977). He died on 6 June 1912 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.- Neera was born on 7 May 1846 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Neera was a writer, known for Il marito dell'amica (1919). Neera died on 13 July 1918 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Born in Milan, Italy, September 13, 1886, Paola Pezzaglia was the only daughter of a famous VIP hair-stylist, Gerolamo Pezzaglia. Her uncle was the actor Angelo Pezzaglia. At the age of six she already enchanted her public in theatre, and she grew up as a very fine actress, with the interpretation of more than 200 pieces in Italy, Swiss, Tunis and Egypt. In 1908 she married the actor Antonio Greco, and they had a son, Ruggero. But Antonio died in 1913, only 28. In 1914 she played the character of 'Sofia' in the film 'Il fornaretto di Venezia', directed by Luigi Maggi. In 1918 she was 'Biribì' in the four-film serial movie 'Il mistero dei Montfleury'. Titles: 'Il campo maledetto', 'I bimbi di nessuno', 'La sagra dei martirii', 'Il giardino del silenzio'. In 1918 Paola Pezzaglia performed also in 'La capanna dello zio Tom', directed by Riccardo Tolentino, and 'Le peripezie dell'emulo di Fortunello e compagni', directed by Cesare Zocchi de Collani, playing the character of 'Madama Girasole'. In 1921 she was in the cast of 'La vendetta dello scemo', directed by Umberto Mucci. Paola Pezzaglia, during a successful theatrical season, died of pneumonia December 17, 1925, in Firenze, Italy, at the age of 39.
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Marco Praga was born on 20 June 1862 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer, known for Two Lovers (2008), L'amico (1921) and The Unknown Woman (2006). He died on 31 January 1929 in Varese, Lombardy, Italy.- Louis Haines was born on 16 March 1877 in Milan, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Beyond Price (1921). He was married to Katherine Booth. He died on 25 July 1929 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Thomas A. Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio, USA as Thomas Alva Edison. He was a producer and director, known for silent movies such as, The Trick Cyclist (1901), The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) and Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2 (1899). He also produced the first American film version of Frankenstein in 1910. That was of course, twenty years before Universal Studios introduced the monster with Boris Karloff. This paved the way for modern day horror as we now know it. Edison is however, perhaps better known as an inventor of many conveniences like the light bulb. He of course produced many other inventions like, among others, the phonograph, power stations, the carbon switch microphone, and motion picture cameras. These advancements gave him a firm place in the history of American Greatness as well as American film production.
He was married to Mina Miller and Mary Stilwell. He died on October 18, 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA.- Camillo Antona Traversi was born on 27 November 1857 in Milan, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Lombardy, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Il segreto del dottore (1931), The White Woman (1931) and Perché no? (1930). He died on 30 August 1934 in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
- Emiliano Bonetti was born on 28 May 1874 in Milan, Italy. He was a writer, known for Colei che tutto soffre (1914), Love Everlasting (1914) and L'abete fulminato (1914). He died on 14 January 1937 in Genoa, Italy.
- Eugenio Siena was born on 1 April 1905 in Milan, Lombardia, Italy. He died on 15 May 1938 in Tripoli, Libya.
- Actor
Paul Cremonesi was born on 8 January 1872 in Milan, Italy. He was an actor. He died on 29 August 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Giannino Antona-Traversi was born on 7 March 1860 in Milan, Italy. Giannino was a writer, known for His Daughter's Second Husband (1916) and Buon Natale! (1916). Giannino died on 27 December 1939 in Verona, Italy.
- Ferdinando Minoia was born on 2 June 1884 in Milan, Italy. He died on 28 June 1940 in Milan, Italy.
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- Director
- Cinematographer
Luca Comerio was born in 1878 in Milan, Italy. He was a producer and director, known for La presa di Zuara (1912), Il ritorno (1914) and Campana fatale (1915). He died on 6 July 1940 in Milan, Italy.- Bruno Mussolini was born on 22 April 1918 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer, known for Gente dell'aria (1943). He was married to Gina Ruberti. He died on 7 August 1941 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.
- Emilio De Bono was born in Cassano d'Adda, a son of Giovanni de Bono and descendant of the Counts of Barlassina, and Elisa Bazzi. He entered the Royal Italian Army in 1884 as a second lieutenant and had worked his way up to General Staff by the start of the Italo-Turkish War in 1911. De Bono then fought in the First World War in which he distinguished himself against Austria-Hungary in Gorizia in 1916 and Monte Grappa in October 1918. In 1920, he was discharged with the rank of Major General. In the early 1920s, De Bono helped organize the National Fascist Party. In 1922, as one of the four Quadrumvirs, he organized and staged the March on Rome. The event signaled the start of the fascist regime in Italy. After the march, De Bono served as Chief of Police and Commander of the Fascist Militia. In 1925, De Bono was tried for his role in the 1924 death of the leftist politician Giacomo Matteotti. De Bono refused to implicate his superiors and was unexpectedly acquitted in 1925. Later that year, De Bono was appointed governor of Tripolitania, in Libya. In 1929, De Bono was appointed Minister of Colonial Affairs. In 1935, De Bono became Supreme Commander of the Italian operation against Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. De Bono was appointed because Mussolini wanted the victory in Ethiopia to be not just an Italian victory but also a fascist, hence the appointment of a well-known fascist general. On 3 October, forces under De Bono's command crossed into Ethiopia from Eritrea. On 6 October his forces took Adowa. Soon afterward, De Bono entered Axum. On 8 November, the I Corps and the Eritrean Corps captured Mek'ele. In December, De Bono was relieved of his command. His place was taken by Marshal Pietro Badoglio, and De Bono was appointed Inspector of Overseas Troops. In 1940, De Bono commanded a southern defense corps headquartered in Sicily and was opposed to the Italian entry into the Second World War. However, he kept a low profile and in 1942 was appointed Minister of State. On 24 and 25 July 1943, De Bono was one of the members of the Fascist Grand Council who voted to oust Benito Mussolini. That led to the dictator's downfall, arrest and imprisonment. Later in 1943, Mussolini was rescued during the Gran Sasso raid and returned to power by Nazi Germany. He was set up in Northern Italy by the Germans as the leader of a new Italian Social Republic. Upon his return to power, Mussolini had De Bono and others who voted against him arrested. He then had Alessandro Pavolini try them for treason at Verona in what became known as the "Verona trial". De Bono was convicted in a show trial. On 11 January 1944, the 77-year-old De Bono was executed by firing squad at Verona. He was shot along with Galeazzo Ciano, Luciano Gottardi, Giovanni Marinelli and Carlo Pareschi.
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- Actor
Eugenio Perego was born on 28 August 1876 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Napule... e niente cchiù (1928), La vagabonda (1918) and Il principe idiota (1920). He died on 26 February 1944 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Milli Dandolo was born on 4 January 1895 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was a writer, known for La fuggitiva (1941) and È caduta una donna (1941). She died on 27 September 1946 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Ettore Bugatti was born on 15 September 1881 in Milan, Italy. He died on 21 August 1947 in Paris, France.
- Kiki Palmer was born on 11 July 1907 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Wedding March (1936) and La luce del mondo (1935). She died on 11 August 1949 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Dina Galli was born on 16 December 1877 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Felicita Colombo (1937), Frenzy (1939) and La zia smemorata (1940). She died on 4 March 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Raffaele Calzini was born on 29 December 1885 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Raffaele was a writer, known for Regina della Scala (1937) and La commediante veneziana (1979). Raffaele died on 2 September 1953 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy.
- Actress
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Alda Mangini was born on 13 July 1914 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Atto di accusa (1950), Ivan, Son of the White Devil (1953) and Ecco la radio! (1940). She was married to Alfredo Clerici. She died on 19 July 1954 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actress
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Sandra Ravel was born on 16 January 1910 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Those Three French Girls (1930), The Single Sin (1931) and The Distant Voice (1933). She was married to Maurizio D'Ancora. She died on 13 August 1954 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.- Cia Fornaroli was born on 16 October 1887 in Milan, Italy. She was an actress, known for L'ira (1918), Cura di baci (1916) and L'anello di Pierrot (1917). She died on 17 August 1954 in Riverdale, New York, USA.
- Mary Cleo Tarlarini was born on 22 April 1878 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for La Gioconda (1912), For the Queen's Honor (1913) and Estremo convegno (1915). She died on 22 October 1954 in Tivoli, Lazio, Italy.
- Alberto Ascari was born on 13 July 1918 in Milan, Italy. He died on 26 May 1955 in Monza, Italy.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Frisco made his name on stage as a dancer. Performing dance on the stage, he soon added his stuttering voice to the act and became a popular comedian. Later in his career, he became less of a dancer and more of a storyteller. At one time during his acting career he was earning upwards of $50,000 per year. When he died of cancer, he was virtually penniless.- Director
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Guido Brignone was born on 6 December 1886 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Passaporto rosso (1935), Loyalty of Love (1934) and Under the Southern Cross (1938). He was married to Lola Visconti-Brignone. He died on 6 March 1959 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
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Franco Pastorino was born on 25 December 1933 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Miseria e nobiltà (1954), French Cancan (1955) and Captain Phantom (1953). He died on 13 July 1959 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.- Orio Vergani was born on 6 February 1898 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer, known for We the Living (1942), Giarabub (1942) and Manù il contrabbandiere (1948). He was married to Ida Lorini. He died on 6 April 1960 in Milan, Italy.
- Actress
- Costume Designer
Rosetta Tofano was born on 5 March 1902 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress and costume designer, known for Papà per una notte (1939), Un mare di guai (1939) and Two on a Vacation (1940). She was married to Sergio Tofano. She died on 7 April 1960 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Dino Galvani was born on 27 October 1890 in Milan, Italy. He was an actor, known for Black Coffee (1931), Vanity Fair (1956) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Mary Steele Allan. He died on 14 September 1960 in London, England, UK.
- Guido Rocca was born on 26 January 1928 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer, known for Cento anni d'amore (1954). He was married to Carla Binda. He died on 15 May 1961 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Giovan Battista Angioletti was born on 27 November 1896 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer, known for L'ebreo errante (1948), Terra di fuoco (1939) and Un giorno in Europa (1958). He died on 2 August 1961 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
- Gina Cinquini was born on 12 July 1894 in Milan, Italy. She was an actress, known for I Live as I Please (1942), Il processo Clémenceau (1917) and Labbra serrate (1942). She died on 8 September 1961.
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Nino Rastelli was born on 1 January 1913 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Nino was a writer, known for Allied (2016), A Good Year (2006) and I pompieri di Viggiù (1949). Nino died on 4 October 1962 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Ben Cantwell was born on 13 April 1902 in Milan, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Columbia Panoramics: Tomorrow's Stars (1940). He died on 4 December 1962 in Salem, Missouri, USA.
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- Director
Felice Minotti was born on 19 November 1887 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor and production manager, known for The Little Adventurers (1939), Life of Donizetti (1947) and La trilogia di Maciste (1920). He died on 21 March 1963 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.- Actress
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Amelita Galli Curci was an opera singer, considered by many to be one of the greatest coloratura sopranos of the 20th century. She sang with such opera legends as Enrico Caruso and Beniamino Gigli. A throat tumor cut short her career in the 1930s. Legendary opera star Beverly Sills has stated that Curci was her role model.
She died of emphysema and complications from respiratory failure in 1963.- Marga Cella was born on 12 November 1893 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Atto di accusa (1950), Appointment for Murder (1951) and Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero (1953). She died on 6 January 1964 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Luigi Moneta was born on 7 March 1870 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for One of Those (1953), La scimitarra di Barbarossa (1921) and Accidenti alle tasse!! (1951). He died on 10 March 1964 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Writer
- Actress
Gilda Varesi Archibald was born on 28 September 1887 in Milan, Italy. She was a writer and actress, known for Enter Madame (1922), Enter Madame! (1934) and Romance (1920). She died on 27 May 1965 in London, England, UK.- Giacomo Russo was born on 23 October 1937 in Milan, Italy. He died on 18 January 1967 in Caserta, Campania, Italy.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Luisella Visconti was born on 11 May 1928 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Slave Queen of Babylon (1963), Il cantante misterioso (1955) and Io bacio... tu baci (1961). She died on 3 August 1967.- Giovanni Barrella was born on 30 November 1884 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Malombra (1942), A Dog's Life (1950) and Loyalty of Love (1934). He was married to Eugenia Pogliani. He died on 23 September 1967 in Erba, Lombardy, Italy.