William Gauthier better known as Eugenio Centenaro Kerrigan (1878 – December 25, 1956) was an Italian

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ian

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and

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best known for his work in the

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in the 1920s. In

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, SP, he used to introduce himself as ''Count Eugenio Maria Piglione Rossiglioni de Farnet'', and claimed to be born in

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in 1878.

Selected director filmography

* Sofrer Para Gozar (1923) * Quando Elas Querem (1925) * Corações em Suplício (1926) * Amor que Redime (1928) *

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(1929)

External links and sources

* 1878 births 1956 deaths Brazilian film directors Brazilian screenwriters Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Film people from Modena Italian emigrants to Brazil 20th-century Italian male writers {{Brazil-film-director-stub