Dino Falconi
Dino Falconi (actually Corrado Falconi , born September 18, 1902 in Livorno , † February 17, 1990 in Milan ) was an Italian comedy writer, screenwriter and film director .
Life
Falconi wrote numerous forms of art and criticism: he wrote theatrical comedies and reviews, worked for television as well as for radio, and was a journalist for Il Popolo d'Italia . As the son of actor Armando Falconi and theater actress Tina Di Lorenzo , he came into contact with the performing arts as a child.
Mostly in collaboration with other authors (including Angelo Frattini and, particularly often, Oreste Biancoli ) he wrote numerous successful pieces for actors such as Vittorio De Sica , Sergio Tofano and Antonio Gandusio , musical revues such as "Op-là", "Triangoli" and "Ma che male ti fò ”, in which female stars like Anna Magnani or Lia Zoppelli played and several scripts for films. Even today, he staged forgotten works himself three times.
Filmography (selection)
Screenwriter
- 1931: La vacanza del diavolo
- 1960: Signori si nasce
Director
- 1939: Vento di milioni
- 1942: Don Giovanni
Web links
- Dino Falconi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Falconi at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 167
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Falconi, dino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Falconi, Corrado (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian comedy writer, screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Livorno |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th February 1990 |
| Place of death | Milan |