Gilberto Govi
Amerigo Armando Gilberto Govi (22 October 1885 – 28 April 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Genoese Dialectal Theatre. Among his greatest successes were I manezzi pe majâ na figgia (I maneggi per maritare una figlia, "How to marry off one's daughter"), Pignasecca e Pignaverde ("Dry Pinecone and Green Pinecone") and Colpi di Timone ("Rudder blows").
Also recorded as Amerigo Armando Gilberto Govi
Gilberto Govi
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- Born
- 22 October 1885
- Birthplace
- Genoa, Italy
- Died
- 28 April 1966 (aged 80)
- Occupation
- Film and stage actor, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy · Italy
- Education
- Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti
- Languages
- Italian
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Amerigo Armando Gilberto Govi (22 October 1885 – 28 April 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Genoese Dialectal Theatre. Among his greatest successes were I manezzi pe majâ na figgia (I maneggi per maritare una figlia, "How to marry off one's daughter"), Pignasecca e Pignaverde ("Dry Pinecone and Green Pinecone") and Colpi di Timone ("Rudder blows").
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Also famous in Italy, especially Genoa and Liguria, are Quello bonanima ("The one who had a good soul"), Gildo Peragallo, ingegnere ("Gildo Peragallo, engineer"), I Gustavino e i Passalacqua ("The Gustavinos and the Passalacquas") and Sotto a chi tocca ("Who's next?").
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• Born — 22 October 1885 • Birthplace — Genoa, Italy • Died — 28 April 1966 (aged 80) • Place of death — Genoa, Italy • Occupation — Film and stage actor, screenwriter • Years Active — 1942–1960
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1885
Gilberto Govi born at Genoa.
1966
Gilberto Govi died at Genoa.
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- 1.Carlo Gatti e Renzo Bagnasco. Gilberto Govi a 50 anni dalla morte. (Ricordato a Rapallo). 17 maggio 2016.
- 2.Fonte: "'TuttoGovi" (Rai3 sede Liguria, 1979, 1ª puntata)
- 3.Gaetano Fusco, Le mani sullo schermo. Il cinema secondo Achille Lauro, Napoli, Liguori, 2006, pp. 52-62.
- 4.Eugenio Buonaccorsi. Dal teatro alle case degli italiani: così la TV fece scoprire Gilberto Govi. 9 giugno 2016.
- 5.Claudio G. Fava. Genova una città al cinema. 21 aprile 2014.
- 6.È morto Mauro Manciotti ex presidente dell'Associazione Ligure dei Giornalisti. 23 Dic. 2006.
- 7.Manciotti critico e giornalista, la Genova culturale lo ricorda. 31 Mar. 2007.
- 8.Govi: "Il porto di casa mia", anno 1960.
- 9.Vito Molinari, Mauro Manciotti, Tutto Govi, Marietti,1990, pp. 110.
- 10.Nato a Genova il 7 luglio, deceduto a Novi Ligure il 2 febbraio: Atto 41, parte II, serie B. Indicazione primaria da anagrafe (sezione storica) di Genova, corso Torino confermante il luogo del decesso in Novi Ligure da cui sono tratti i dati finali del certificato mortuario.
- 11.Luigi Dameri viene intervistato da parte di Molinari e Manciotti nella 3ª puntata di "Tutto Govi" (Rai 3, sede Liguria, 1979)
- 12.Alessandra Agosti. Intervista con Giunio Lavizzari Cuneo: presidente dell’associazione dedicata a Gilberto e Rina Govi, Biblioteca dell'attore, Genova.
- 13.Monte Bignone, il santuario più alto (1299 metri sul livello del mare).
- 14.Dapporto Carlo e Massimo, attori (album fotografico: appare anche Gilberto Govi sul Monte Bignone).
- 15."Tutto Govi" (1979), realizzato dalla sede regionale della Rai di Genova a cura di Vito Molinari e Mauro Manciotti.
- 16.Valentina Gregori. Il pranzo di Natale secondo Govi: il maestro del teatro dialettale genovese entra in cucina durante i preparativi e discorre di antipasti, brodo e lüganega. 25 dicembre 2023.
- 17.Filmati, da "TuttoGovi" (Rai- sede regionale Liguria, 1979)
- 18."Paolino". Gilberto Govi, il mito: la vita.
- 19."TuttoGovi" produz. Rai sede Genova (1979), visita alla sua tomba a Staglieno
- 20.Scuola secondaria di 1º grado ex Gilberto Govi.
- 21.Mauro Gaggero. Il mito di Gilberto Govi affascina oltre 40.mila persone. 31 Agosto 2016.
- 22.Lucia Compagnino. Il Museo dell'Attore. 6 Dic. 2012.
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His recorded language was Italian. He married Rina Gaioni.
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