Francesco Golisano
Francesco Golisano, also known as Franco Golisano (5 April 1929 – 6 August 1990) was an Italian film actor. He was an employee of the Post Office when film director Renato Castellani held auditions to appear in Under the Sun of Rome (1948). Golisano was chosen along with other young people of the street, and played the part of Geppa.
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Francesco Golisano
Vittorio De Sica (director) / Eraldo Da Roma (cinematographer) · Italian movie Miracolo a Milano (1951) · Public domain
- Name
- Francesco Golisano
- Born
- 5 April 1929
- Birthplace
- Riesi, Caltanissetta, Italy
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Actor
- Died
- Francesco Golisano died on 6 August 1990. · Rome.
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Francesco Golisano, also known as Franco Golisano (5 April 1929 – 6 August 1990) was an Italian film actor. He was an employee of the Post Office when film director Renato Castellani held auditions to appear in Under the Sun of Rome (1948). Golisano was chosen along with other young people of the street, and played the part of Geppa.
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Francesco Golisano was an actor, of Italian and Italian nationality. The actor was born in Riesi and died in Rome. Languages used include Italian.
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This led to more work with filmmaker Giorgio Bianchi. In 1951, Golisano played his most famous role – the kind-hearted Totò in Vittorio De Sica's Miracle in Milan, which won the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. After Il romanzo della mia vita (1952) Golisano abandoned his acting career and retired to private life.
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• Name — Francesco Golisano • Born — 5 April 1929 • Birthplace — Riesi, Caltanissetta, Italy • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Actor
Filmography
Filmography
• Sotto il sole di Roma (1948) Under the Sun of Rome • Twenty Years (1949) • Il Caimano del Piave (1951) • Miracolo a Milano (1951) a.k.a. Miracle in Milan • A Thief in Paradise (1952) • Una Croce senza nome (1952) • I'm the Hero (1952) • Il romanzo della mia vita (1952)
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1929
Francesco Golisano was born on 5 April 1929.
1990
Francesco Golisano died on 6 August 1990.
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Francesco Golisano was born in Riesi.
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Francesco Golisano died in Rome.
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