Leonardo Cortese
Leonardo Cortese (24 May 1916 – 31 October 1984) was an Italian film actor and director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1938 and 1962. He also directed eight films between 1952 and 1967.
Leonardo Cortese
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- Name
- Leonardo Cortese
- Born
- 24 May 1916
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
- Died
- 31 October 1984
- Occupation
- Actor Film director
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy · Italy
- Education
- Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico · Sapienza University of Rome
- Languages
- Italian
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Leonardo Cortese (24 May 1916 – 31 October 1984) was an Italian film actor and director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1938 and 1962. He also directed eight films between 1952 and 1967.
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He was born and died in Rome, Italy.
Leonardo Cortese. Maria Mercader, Fausto Guerzoni e Carla Del Poggio in Un garibaldino al convento (De Sica, 1942)
ECO DEL CINEMA anno 1942
Leonardo Cortese e Maria Mercader in "un garibaldino al convento" (De Sica, 1942)
CINEMA V.S. - anno 1942
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• Name — Leonardo Cortese • Born — 24 May 1916 • Birthplace — Rome, Italy • Died — 31 October 1984 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Actor Film director • Years Active — 1938-1967
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Widow (1939) • Father For a Night (1939) • A Romantic Adventure (1940) • First Love (1941) • The Queen of Navarre (1942) • Happy Days (1942) • Yes, Madam (1942) • A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942) • The Three Pilots (1942) • Farewell Love! (1943) • The Devil Goes to Boarding School (1944) • The Ways of Sin (1946) • Cab Number 13 (1948) • The Flame That Will Not Die (1949) • A Night of Fame (1949) • Feathers in the Wind (1950) • Song of Spring (1951) • The Captain of Venice (1951) • Article 519, Penal Code (1952) • The Valiant (1962)
Miniseries
Miniseries
• Romeo e Giulietta dir. Franco Enriquez (1954), as Mercuzio • L'armadietto cinese (1956) • Il club dei suicidi (1957), from Robert Louis Stevenson. • Così per gioco as director (1979)
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1916
Leonardo Cortese born at Rome.
1984
Leonardo Cortese died at Rome.
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- 1.Cinema nuovo. n. 106. 1 maggio 1957.
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Formation and teaching. Cortese studied at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and Sapienza University of Rome. Recorded as having studied at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and Sapienza University of Rome.
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