Cesare Andrea Bixio (11 October 18965 March 1978) was an Italian

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. He was one of the most popular Italian songwriters of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Bixio was born in

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. His hits included Vivere; Mamma; Parlami d'amore, Mariù; La mia canzone al vento, and many others. The

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for many of his hits was

Bixio Cherubini Bixio Cherubini (27 March 1899 – 14 December 1987) was an Italian lyricist, playwright and poet. Life and career Born in Leonessa, Cherubini was a descendant of composer Luigi Cherubini. He started composing poems and lyrics during the Wor ...

. Famous singers who performed Bixio's songs included

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, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and

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. He died in

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in 1978, aged 81.

Selected filmography

* '' What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''

Mother Song ''Mother Song'' (German: ''Mutterlied'') is a 1937 German-Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari and Hans Moser.Waldman p.202 It was produced by Itala Film, a Berlin-based production ...

'' (1937) * '' They've Kidnapped a Man'' (1938) *'' The House of Shame'' (1938) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) * '' Who Are You?'' (1939) * '' In the Country Fell a Star'' (1939) * ''

The Faceless Voice ''The Faceless Voice'' (French: ''La voix sans visage'') is a 1933 French drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Lucien Muratore, Véra Korène and Jean Servais.Oscherwitz & Higgins p. 281 Plot The singer Saltore is accused of murder ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

The Knight of San Marco ''The Knight of San Marco'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere di San Marco'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Mario Ferrari, Dria Paola and Laura Nucci.Zanotto p.73 It is set during the Risorgimento. It w ...

'' (1939) * ''

Then We'll Get a Divorce ''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (Italian: ''Dopo divorzieremo'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Vivi Gioi and Lia Orlandini.Gundle p.197 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1940) * ''

Music on the Run ''Music on the Run'' (Italian: ''Fuga a due voci'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" musical comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Gino Bechi, Irasema Dilián and Guglielmo Barnabò.Burke p.381 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1943) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * ''

Eleven Men and a Ball ''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (Italian: ''11 uomini e un pallone'') is a 1948 Italian sports comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Carlo Campanini and Clelia Matania.Chiti & Poppi p.385 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1948) * ''

Tragic Serenade ''Tragic Serenade'' (Italian: ''Serenata tragica'') is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Guarino.Morreale p.196 The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Cast * Ignazio Balsam ...

'' (1951) * '' Listen To My Song'' (1959)

References

* * Liana Cellerino, C.A. Bixio. ''Parlami d'amore Mariù'',

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, 2001, * Carlo e Franco Bixio, Sabina Ambrogi, ''MAMMA. Alle origini di uno stereotipo italiano'', Donzelli Editore, 2007, * Valerio Venturi, ''Cesare Andrea Bixio. L'attività musicale di Bixio per l'industria cinematografica (1920-1945)'', 2010, * Ettore De Mura, '' Enciclopedia della canzone napoletana'',

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