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Pietrangeli
Pietrangeli is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anke Pietrangeli (born 1982), South African singer * Antonio Pietrangeli (1919–1968), Italian film director and screenwriter * Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli (born 1933), former Italian tennis player * Paolo Pietrangeli Paolo Pietrangeli (29 April 1945 – 22 November 2021) was an Italian singer-songwriter, film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1975 and 2001. His 1977 film ''Pigs Have Wings (film), Pigs Have Wings'' was entered into the ... (1945–2021), Italian film director and screenwriter {{surname Italian-language surnames it:Pietrangeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Pietrangeli
Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli (; born 11 September 1933) is a former Italian tennis player. He won two singles titles at the French Championships and is considered by many to be Italy's greatest tennis champion. Biography Born 11 September 1933, in Tunis, Tunisia, Pietrangeli made his international debut at the 1952 Italian Open, losing in fours sets to Jacques Peten Jacques Peten (8 December 1912 – 3 January 1995) was a Belgian alpine skier and tennis player. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Peten represented Belgium in the Davis Cup, appearing in seven ties between 1 .... He appeared in four men's singles finals at French Open, Roland Garros – winning the title in 1959 and 1960, and finishing runner-up in 1961 and 1964. He also won the Roland Garros men's doubles title in 1959 (together with Orlando Sirola), and the mixed doubles in 1958. At Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Pietrangeli was a single semifinalist in 1960 Wimbledon Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Pietrangeli
Antonio Pietrangeli (19 January 191912 July 1968) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre. Biography Pietrangeli was born in Rome. He started in the film industry by writing movie reviews for Italian cinema magazines such as ''Bianco e Nero'' and ''Cinema''. As a screenwriter, his works include ''Ossessione'' and '' La terra trema'' directed by Luchino Visconti, '' Fabiola'' directed by Alessandro Blasetti, and ''Europa '51'' directed by Roberto Rossellini. Pietrangeli's own directing debut was '' Il sole negli occhi'', a 1953 film starring Gabriele Ferzetti. This was followed by the Alberto Sordi comedies '' Lo scapolo'' (1956) and '' Souvenir d'Italie'' (1957). The director's career highlights include ''Adua e le compagne'' (1960), a drama with Marcello Mastroianni and Simone Signoret, the supernatural comedy ''Fantasmi a Roma'' (1961), again with Mastroianni, ''Il magnifico cornuto'' (1964), a comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Pietrangeli
Paolo Pietrangeli (29 April 1945 – 22 November 2021) was an Italian singer-songwriter, film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1975 and 2001. His 1977 film ''Pigs Have Wings (film), Pigs Have Wings'' was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. He died on 22 November 2021, at the age of 76. References External links * * 1945 births 2021 deaths Italian film directors Italian male screenwriters Italian screenwriters Italian communists People from Rome {{Italy-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anke Pietrangeli
Anke Pietrangeli (born 16 November 1982) is a South African singer. She was the winner of the second season of popular talent search series '' Idols'' in South Africa in 2003. Like her predecessor, Heinz Winckler, Anke also had a nickname: The Kimberley Diamond. Pietrangeli was convinced to enter by her brother, Sven, who was always certain that his sister would be a star. Songs performed on ''Idols'' Top 32: Unforgettable by Nat King Cole Top 12: Don't Know Why by Norah Jones Top 10 :Moments Away by Mango Groove Top 9: Independent Love Song by Scarlet Top 7: It Had To Be You by Harry Connick, Jr. Top 6: Here I Am by Bryan Adams Top 5: Yesterday by The Beatles Top 5: From Me To You by The Beatles Top 5: Cry by Faith Hill Top 5: There You'll Be by Faith Hill Top 3: Like A Prayer by Madonna Top 3: True Colors by Cyndi Lauper Top 3: I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing by Aerosmith Finale: Independent Love Song by Scarlet Finale: Silver Lining Finale: Unforgettable by Nat King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian-language Surnames
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
