Gilberto Govi | |
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) Gilberto Govi in the film Che tempi! (1948) | |
| Born | 22 October 1885 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | 28 April 1966 (aged 80) Genoa, Italy |
| Occupation | Film and stage actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1942–1960 |
Amerigo Armando Gilberto Govi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒilˈbɛrto ˈɡɔːvi]; 22 October 1885 – 28 April 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Genoese Dialectal Theatre.[1]
Among his greatest successes were I manezzi pe majâ na figgia (I maneggi per maritare una figlia, "How to marry off one's daughter"), Pignasecca e Pignaverde ("Dry Pinecone and Green Pinecone") and Colpi di Timone ("Rudder blows"). Also famous in Italy, especially Genoa and Liguria, are Quello bonanima ("The one who had a good soul"), Gildo Peragallo, ingegnere ("Gildo Peragallo, engineer"), I Gustavino e i Passalacqua ("The Gustavinos and the Passalacquas") and Sotto a chi tocca ("Who's next?").
References
- ^ "Il mito di Gilberto Govi". libero.it (in Italian).
Sources
- Ternavasio, Maurizio (2001). Gilberto Govi. Vita d'attore [Gilberto Govi. Life of an actor] (in Italian). Turin: Lindau.
- Gilberto Govi at IMDb