Gilberto Govi

Gilberto Govi
Gilberto Govi in the film Che tempi! (1948)
Born	22 October 1885 Genoa, Italy
Died	28 April 1966 (aged 80) Genoa, Italy
Occupation(s)	Film and stage actor, screenwriter
Years active	1942–1960

Amerigo Armando Gilberto Govi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒilˈbɛrto ˈɡɔːvi]; 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 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?").

Sources

• Ternavasio, Maurizio (2001). Gilberto Govi. Vita d'attore [Gilberto Govi. Life of an actor] (in Italian). Turin: Lindau.
• Gilberto Govi at IMDb