Dria Paola
Dria Paola (1909–1993) was an Italian stage and film actress. She played the female lead in Alessandro Blasetti's late silent Sun (1929). In 1930 she starred in the first Italian sound film The Song of Love.
Dria Paola
CINEMATOGRAFO - n 13, 23 giugno 1929 · Public domain
- Name
- Dria Paola
- Born
- 21 November 1909
- Birthplace
- Rovigo, Italy
- Died
- 12 November 1993
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Film actor Stage actor
- Full name
- Etra Pitteo.
- Nationality
- Italy and Kingdom of Italy.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Dria Paola (1909–1993) was an Italian stage and film actress. She played the female lead in Alessandro Blasetti's late silent Sun (1929). In 1930 she starred in the first Italian sound film The Song of Love.
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• Name — Dria Paola • Born — 21 November 1909 • Birthplace — Rovigo, Italy • Died — 12 November 1993 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Other Names — Etra Pitteo • Occupation — Film actor Stage actor • Years Active — 1926–1942 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Sun (1929) • The Song of Love (1930) • The Man with the Claw (1931) • Lowered Sails (1931) • Courtyard (1931) • The Doctor in Spite of Himself (1931) • Pergolesi (1932) • Fanny (1933) • Mr. Desire (1934) • The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1934) • Adam's Tree (1936) • Battles in the Shadow (1938) • My Song to the Wind (1939) • The Knight of San Marco (1939) • The Hotel of the Absent (1939) • The Night of Tricks (1939) • The Black Panther (1942)
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The following is established of origins and background. Born in 1909 at Rovigo. Paola died in 1993 at Rome. The register further records that dria Paola is recorded at birth as Etra Pitteo.
Dria Paola (Adele Pitteo) - attrice italiana 1909 - 1923) - foto di scena in Sole, regia di Alessandro Blasetti - prodz "Augustus" Roma - 1929
CINEMATOGRAFO - n 12, 8 giugno 1929
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