Luciano Doria
Luciano Doria (actually Romolo Augusto Gizzi , born November 30, 1891 in Rome , † May 10, 1961 ibid) was an Italian journalist and film director and producer .
Life
Doria was a journalist by training and was active in the silent film era for Tiber Film as a prolific screenwriter , including for Gennaro Righelli and Baldassarre Negroni . In 1920 he founded the bi-monthly publication "Fortunio" with Nunzio Malasomma and made his debut as a director; until 1925 he regularly directed several films.
After 1925 he turned increasingly to poetry and stories as well as plays - with Aldo De Benedetti , for example, he wrote the play “Colui il quale”. For the cinema he was active again from 1936, mostly in the role of producer.
Filmography (selection)
script
- 1918: La principessa di Baghdad
- 1960: The Love Nights of Hercules (Gli amori di Ercole)
Director
- 1921: L'isola della felicità
- 1926: Saetta e le sette mogli del Pascià
production
- 1939: Erevamo sette sorelle
- 1952: L'isola di Montecristo
Web links
- Luciano Doria at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Luciano Doria on MyMovies (Italian).
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 158/159
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doria, Luciano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gizzi, Romolo Augusto (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian journalist and film director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1961 |
| Place of death | Rome |