Maurizio Corgnati

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Maurizio Corgnati (* 1917 in Maglione ; † March 29, 1992 in Turin ) was an Italian director and writer.

Life

Corgnati was initially a journalist , but soon turned to his real love, television and film, and worked as a writer and director. In the early 1950s he wrote a screenplay for Antonio Leonviola ; In 1953 he directed Opinione pubblica , his only contribution to Italian cinema as a director, based on his own idea and script . He found his main field of work in television, for which he was responsible for numerous programs, such as Quattro passi tra le nuvole . With his discovery Milva , whose manager he was, he was married from 1961 to 1969 and specifically promoted her development by changing her repertoire from hits and songs to gospel and protest songs , as well as appearances in operas and musicals.

After this relationship failed, he remarried and moved back to his hometown, where he was active in culture and founded the "Museo d'Arte Contemporanea all'Aperto".

Filmography

  • 1951: Le due verità (screenplay)
  • 1953: Opinione pubblica (director, screenplay)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 121
  2. ↑ Milva ( Memento from July 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.piemonteitalia.eu
personal data
SURNAME Corgnati, Maurizio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Maglione
DATE OF DEATH March 29, 1992
Place of death Turin