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Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954, he won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri. He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, such as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida .
- Writer, film director
- 19 June 1999 (aged 92), Lerici, Italy
Fotografia di Federico Patellani, 1939. Mario Soldati nasce in via Ospedale 20 (oggi via Giolitti), a Torino, figlio di Umberto e Barbara Bargilli. Nel 1912 inizia gli studi all' Istituto Sociale dei Gesuiti, dove rimane fino alla terza liceo classico. La lezione dei Gesuiti è in questo momento molto importante per lui, che in tale periodo è ...
Mario Soldati. Writer: The Wayward Wife. Mario Soldati studied by the Jesuits and in the 1920s was acquainted with liberal intellectuals who gathered around Piero Gobetti. He wrote his first play ("Pilatus") when he was 18, and published hist first short story collection ("Salmace") in 1929.
- January 1, 1
- Turin, Piedmont, Italy
- January 1, 1
- Tellaro, Liguria, Italy
Jun 23, 1999 · Mario Soldati, a prolific Italian writer and film director, died on Saturday at his home in Tellaro, near La Spezia. He was 92. Although Mr. Soldati became a household name in Italy as the ...
Mario SoldatiBORN: 1906, Turin, ItalyDIED: 1999, Lerici, ItalyNATIONALITY: ItalianGENRE: Fiction, nonfiction, dramaMAJOR WORKS:America First Love (1935)The Commander Comes to Dine (1950)The Confession (1955)The Real Silvestri (1960) Source for information on Soldati, Mario: Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature dictionary.
Mario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954, he won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri. He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, such as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.
