Gabriellino D'Annunzio
Gabriele Maria "Gabriellino" D'Annunzio (10 April 1886 – 8 December 1945) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. He adapted the 1921 film The Ship from a novel by his father.[1] In 1924 he co-directed the epic Quo Vadis with Georg Jacoby, but the project was a commercial failure and he retired from filmmaking. He died on 8 December 1945 at 59 years old, due to a disease that afflicted him.
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| Born | Gabriele Maria D'Annunzio 10 April 1886 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 8 December 1945 (aged 59) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Writer, Director |
| Years active | 1910 – 1925 (film) |
References
- Brunetta p.60
Bibliography
- Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.
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