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Alexander Salvini (1861–1896)
Sandro Salvini (1890–1955) was an Italian actor. He appeared in around thirty films during the silent and sound eras. He played the lead role of the Duke in Alessandro Blasetti's ''Mother Earth'' (1931).Landy p. 178-79 His grandfather was the 19th century Italian stage tragedian Tommaso Salvini. Selected filmography * ''The Thirteenth Man'' (1917) * '' The Conqueror of the World'' (1919) * ''Countess Sarah'' (1919) * ''The Cheerful Soul'' (1919) * '' The Fall of the Curtain'' (1920) * '' The Serpent'' (1920) * '' Little Sister'' (1921) * ''The Stronger Passion'' (1921) * ''Nero'' (1922) * ''The Shepherd King'' (1923) * ''Mother Earth'' (1931) * ''Lorenzino de' Medici'' (1935) * ''Kean Kean may refer to: * Kean (name) * Kean (play), ''Kean'' (play), 1838 play by Alexandre Dumas père based on the life of the actor Edmund Kean, and its adaptations: ** Kean (1921 film), ''Kean'' (1921 film), a German silent historical film ** Kean ...'' (1940) References Bibliography * Landy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisa, Tuscany
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and bridges across the Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics. The city is also home to the University of Pisa, which has a history going back to the 12th century, the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, founded by Napoleon in 1810, and its offshoot, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa Information statistics History An ...
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Little Sister (1921 Film)
''Little Sister'' (Italian:''Il colchico e la rosa'') is a 1921 Italian silent film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Marie Doro.Journeys of Desire p.50 Cast * Mina D'Orvella * Marie Doro * Angelo Gallina * Mimi * Marcella Sabbatini * Sandro Salvini Sandro Salvini (1890–1955) was an Italian actor. He appeared in around thirty films during the silent and sound eras. He played the lead role of the Duke in Alessandro Blasetti's '' Mother Earth'' (1931).Landy p. 178-79 His grandfather was th ... References Bibliography * Phillips, Alastair & Vincendeau, Ginette. ''Journeys of Desire: European Actors in Hollywood''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1921 films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Herbert Brenon Italian silent feature films Films shot in Italy Italian black-and-white films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Male Stage Actors
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Male Silent Film Actors
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Male Film Actors
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean (1940 Film)
''Kean'' is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Rossano Brazzi, Germana Paolieri. and Sandro Salvini.Moliterno p.51 It is based on the 1836 play ''Kean'' by Alexandre Dumas portraying the life of the English actor Edmund Kean. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Manzi. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Edmund Kean * Germana Paolieri as Elena Koeffeld * Sandro Salvini as Il conte Koeffeld * Mariella Lotti as Anna Demby * Filippo Scelzo as Il principe di Galles * Dino Di Luca as Lord Mewill * Nicola Maldacea as Salomone, il domestico * Oreste Fares as Papà Bob * Dina Sassoli as Evelyn Charleston * Paolo Ferrari as Pistol, il ragazzino * Edoardo Borelli as Eastman * Renato Malavasi as Peter Patt * Luigi Zerbinati as Dario, il parrucchiere * Giulio Battiferri as Un acrobata * Liana Del Balzo as Una invitata al ballo * Armando Furlai as Un componente del circo * Lina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzino De' Medici (film)
Lorenzino de' Medici (23 March 1514 – 26 February 1548), also known as Lorenzaccio, was an Italian politician, writer, and dramatist, and a member of the Medici family. He became famous for assassinating his cousin, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence in 1537. He was in turn murdered in 1548 in retaliation for his deed. Biography Childhood and youth Son of Pierfrancesco and Maria Soderini, Lorenzino lost his father when he was only eleven (1525). He was then raised by his mother at the Villa del Trebbio along with his younger brother Giuliano and his two sisters Laudomia and Maddalena. In 1526 his mother decided to move to Venice with Giuliano and the future Cosimo I de' Medici to escape the arrival of the Landsknechts. Their departure was timely because, only one year later, the Sack of Rome enormously weakened Pope Clement VII (formerly known as Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici) and as a consequence, the Medici were expelled from Florence. In 1530 Lorenzino moved to R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shepherd King
''The Shepherd King'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent The Bible in film, biblical epic film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Violet Mersereau, Nerio Bernardi, and Guido Trento. It is a film adaptation of a 1904 Broadway theatre, Broadway play by Wright Lorimer and Arnold Reeves. The film depicts the biblical story of David (Bernardi), a shepherd prophesied to replace Saul (Trento) as king. David is invited into Saul's court, but eventually betrayed. He assembles an army that defeats the Philistines, becomes king after Saul's death in battle, and marries Saul's daughter Michal (Mersereau). Advertising for the film tried to take advantage of the popular interest in Egypt following the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, despite only an introductory scene in the film taking place in Egypt. The film opened to mixed reviews from contemporary critics. In part due to direct competition from another biblical epic, Cecil B. DeMille's ''The Ten Commandments (1923 film), The Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nero (1922 Film)
''Nero'' is a 1922 American-Italian silent historical film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Jacques Grétillat, Sandro Salvini, and Guido Trento.Solomon p. 58 It portrays the life of the Roman Emperor Nero. Plot As described in a film magazine, Poppea (Duval) conspires with Tullius (Trento), the emperor's favorite soldier, to have her carried, apparently against her wishes, to Nero's court, where she is sure that she can make him her slave. In return for his part in the plot, Tullius demands to be made governor of Cyprus. Poppea's husband protests in vain, and, refusing to follow Nero's suggestion that he slay himself, joins the legions outside of Rome. The young soldier Horatius (Salvini) while escorting the princess Marcia (Mersereau), a hostage to Nero, to her destination, falls in love with her. He goes to Spain and, when he comes back victorious, Nero (Grétillat) offers him whatever he asks in return for his valor. Horatius asks but for the fair barbarian prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stronger Passion
''Beatrice'' is a 1921 Italian silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Marie Doro and Sandro Salvini.Journeys of Desire p.50 It is based on the 1890 novel '' Beatrice'' by H. Rider Haggard and is also known by the alternative title of ''The Stronger Passion''. It is a separate film from Brenon's 1919 '' Beatrice'' which starred Francesca Bertini as Beatrice Portinari. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Manzi. Cast * Marie Doro as Beatrice * Sandro Salvini Sandro Salvini (1890–1955) was an Italian actor. He appeared in around thirty films during the silent and sound eras. He played the lead role of the Duke in Alessandro Blasetti's '' Mother Earth'' (1931).Landy p. 178-79 His grandfather was th ... as Bingham * Marcella Sabbatini * Mina D'Orvella * Mimi * Angelo Gallina * Silvana References Bibliography * Phillips, Alastair & Vincendeau, Ginette. ''Journeys of Desire: European Actors in Hollywood''. British Film Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
