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Mario Lanza (US: / ˈ l ɑː n z ə, ˈ l æ n z ə / LA(H)N-zə, Italian: [ˈmaːrjo ˈlantsa]; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza [alˈfreːdo koˈkottsa]; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s.
Mini Bio. Mario Lanza's life, sadly, has all the markings of an epic Shakespearean tragedy. The story is truly incredible: a wild, incendiary Philadelphia kid who can sing better than Enrico Caruso sets out to become the greatest dramatic opera singer who ever lived, is detoured by MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer and vixen Hollywood, is remade into a ...
- January 31, 1921
- October 7, 1959
Mario Lanza. Actor: For the First Time. Mario Lanza's life, sadly, has all the markings of an epic Shakespearean tragedy. The story is truly incredible: a wild, incendiary Philadelphia kid who can sing better than Enrico Caruso sets out to become the greatest dramatic opera singer who ever lived, is detoured by MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer and ...
- January 1, 1
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
THE MARIO LANZA COLLECTION: Lanza at his best. 354K views • 35 tracks • 2 hours, 12 minutes Mario Lanza (1921-1959) 37 Youtube selections (19 of my own videos, plus 21 from other...
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October 07, 1959. Cause of Death. Heart Attack. Biography. Read More. Mario Lanza's life was the stuff of show business legend. The son of Italian immigrants who imbued him with a love for opera, he rose to greatness as both a singer and a movie star before a sudden, tragic death.
Jun 23, 1998 · Concert tribute to fabled tenor Mario Lanza is held in Chicago's Grant Park, where 50 years ago Lanza sang at open-air concert with his newly formed Bel Canto Trio, creating sensation;...