Giulio Stival

Giulio Stival (4 March 1902 – 1 April 1953) was an Italian stage and film actor.

Giulio Stival
Stival in The Overcoat (1952)
Born4 March 1902 (1902-03-04)
Venice, Italy
Died1 April 1953 (1953-05) (aged 51)
Novara, Italy
OccupationActor

Life and career

Born in Soave, at young age Stival started founded an amateur dramatics in which he served both as director and as actor. He made his professional debut in 1927, with the stage company led by Emma Gramatica.[1][2]

During his career Stival worked with some of the major stage companies of his time, including the ones led by Ruggero Ruggeri, Antonio Gandusio, Memo Benassi, Armando Migliari, Dina Galli (with whom he shared the huge success of the comedy play Felicita Colombo) and the Compagnia dell'Eliseo, with whom he enjoyed a significant critical acclaim for his performances in some George Bernard Shaw's adaptations.[1] He also appeared in several films, even if mainly in supporting roles.[1]

Stival died in a car accident, while he was driving from Milan (where he was performing with his stage company) to Turin (where he was shooting the Vittorio Cottafavi's musical drama Traviata '53).[2]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Stival, Giulio". Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli Attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 217–8. ISBN 8884402697.
  2. f.b. (2 April 1953). "L'attore Giulio Stival perito in un incidente d'auto". La Stampa (79). p. 7.
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