Carlo Mazzarella
Carlo Mazzarella (30 July 1919 – 7 March 1993) was an Italian actor and journalist.
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 Carlo Mazzarella interviews Mario Monicelli and Giulietta Masina, 1958 | |
| Born | 30 July 1919 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | 7 March 1993 (aged 73) Rome, Italy |
Life and career
Born in Genoa, Mazzarella enrolled in the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1942.[1] Almost immediately he debuted on stage, working with Anna Proclemer and Sergio Tofano, among others.[1]
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Mazzarella started a prolific film career as a character actor.[1] In 1955 he started a new career as a television journalist for RAI TV, specializing on news about costume, theater and cinema, and gradually abandoning his acting career.[1][2] He retired in 1985.[2] Mazzarella died of lung cancer at the age of 73.[3]
Partial filmography
- His Young Wife (1945) - Paglieri, il notaio
- The Models of Margutta (1946) - L'esattore
- Felicità perduta (1946)
- Il vento m'ha cantato una canzone (1947)
- Christmas at Camp 119 (1947) - Ignazio (uncredited)
- Arrivederci papà (1948)
- Bitter Rice (1949) - Gianetto
- Vivere a sbafo (1949)
- Snow White and the Seven Thieves (1949) - Ladro
- È arrivato il cavaliere! (1950) - L'Assessore (uncredited)
- Cops and Robbers (1951)
- Seven Hours of Trouble (1951) - Ludovico
- Toto in Color (1952) - Il fidanzato de la signora snob
- In Olden Days (1952) - Corteggiatore (segment "Pot-pourri di canzoni") / Quarto testimone (segment "Il processo di Frine") (uncredited)
- Toto and the Women (1952) - Il presentatore del concorso di bellezza (uncredited)
- The Unfaithfuls (1953) - The Photographer (uncredited)
- I Chose Love (1953)
- Era lei che lo voleva! (1953) - (uncredited)
- Eager to Live (1953) - Carletto
- Cinema d'altri tempi (1953)
- Gran Varietà (1954) - (episodio 'Mariantonia')
- Neapolitan Carousel (1954) - Baron
- An American in Rome (1954) - Segretario ambasciata USA (uncredited)
- A Hero of Our Times (1955) - Journalist
- Bravissimo (1955) - A passerby
- Destination Piovarolo (1955) - Il capostazione uscente
- The Bigamist (1956) - Journalist (uncredited)
- Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957) - Dario
- Il disco volante (1964) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Lucky Luciano (1973) - Radio Journalist (final film role)
References
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. p. 37. ISBN 8884402131.
- "E' morto Carlo Mazzarella trent'anni da inviato Rai". La Repubblica. 8 March 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- Corrado Ruggeri (8 March 1993). "addio Mazzarella, showman del Tg". Corriere della Sera. p. 11. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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