Ernesto Calindri
Ernesto Calindri (5 February 1909 – 9 June 1999) was an Italian theater and film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1938 and 1989. He is often remembered in Italy for a series of TV commercials for a well-known brand of Italian artichoke-based bitter liqueur, Cynar, with the catchphrase "Contro il logorio della vita moderna" ("Assuaging the wear-and-tear of modern life") which showed him sitting at a café table surrounded by traffic drinking and reading the paper in relaxed fashion.
Ernesto Calindri
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- Name
- Ernesto Calindri
- Born
- 5 February 1909
- Birthplace
- Certaldo, Italy
- Died
- 9 June 1999
- Place of death
- Milan, Italy
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Honours
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Languages
- Italian
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Ernesto Calindri (5 February 1909 – 9 June 1999) was an Italian theater and film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1938 and 1989. He is often remembered in Italy for a series of TV commercials for a well-known brand of Italian artichoke-based bitter liqueur, Cynar, with the catchphrase "Contro il logorio della vita moderna" ("Assuaging the wear-and-tear of modern life") which showed him sitting at a café table surrounded by traffic drinking and reading the paper in relaxed fashion.
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• Name — Ernesto Calindri • Born — 5 February 1909 • Birthplace — Certaldo, Italy • Died — 9 June 1999 • Place of death — Milan, Italy • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1938–1989
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Golden Arrow (1935) • It Always Ends That Way (1939) • I'll Always Love You (1943) • The Children Are Watching Us (1944) • A Night of Fame (1949) • Songs in the Streets (1950) • L'ultimo amante (1955) • The Most Wonderful Moment (1957) • Policarpo (1959) • Truffa 62(1961) • Le massaggiatrici (1962) as Parodi
Ernesto Calindri and Alberto Lionello in the theatrical performance Ricordati amor mio.
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Ernesto Calindri and Lia Zoppelli during the performance of the comedy Ombre chère by Jacques Deval.
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Ernesto Calindri died on 9 June 1999.
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- 1.Storia Radiotv Ernesto Calindri.
- 2.Ritratto dell'attore italiano Manlio Calindri. Raccolte Museali Fratelli Alinari (RMFA).
- 3.Redazione. Ernesto Calindri indipendente -mens.it. Indipendente -mens.it.
- 4.Marco Giusti, Il grande libro di Carosello, Sperling e Kupfer, II edizione, Milano, ISBN 88 200 2080 7, p. 350.
- 5.Redazione. Calindri: domani ricorrono 10 anni dalla morte. Nove da Firenze. 8 giugno 2009.
- 6.Cinema Illustrazione. n. 15. 1935.
- 7.1959 La foresta pietrificata.
- 8.Teatro 1968-1969.
- 9.Albo d'oro dei premiati.
- 10.Sito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato.
- 11.Sito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato.
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Ernesto Calindri is recorded as having received Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
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