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Lamberto Picasso

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Lamberto Picasso
Picasso in Ettore Fieramosca (1938)
Born(1880-10-21)21 October 1880
Died17 September 1962(1962-09-17) (aged 81)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1914–1953

Lamberto Picasso (21 October 1880 – 17 September 1962) was an Italian film actor.[1] He appeared in 70 films between 1914 and 1953.

Life and career

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Born in La Spezia, Picasso studied at the Istituto Tecnico in Genoa, and made his acting debut on stage alongside Ermete Novelli.[2] After working among others with the companies led by Teresa Franchini, Irma Gramatica and Antonio Gandusio, he served in the World War I as a lieutenant.[2] After the war, he started also working as a stage director, getting a personal success in 1930 with his rendition of R. C. Sherriff's Journey's End.[2] In 1933, after working with Tatyana Pavlova he stepped away from the theater, resuming an intense stage activity in 1939 before his final retirement from acting in 1957; his last work was a successful rendition of SophoclesOedipus Rex directed by Vittorio Gassman.[2] He was also active in films, being mainly cast in supporting roles, with a career which spanned from silent cinema until early 1950s.[2] He was married to actress Ginevra Cavaciocchi.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Lamberto Picasso". mymovies.it. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Picasso, Lamberto". Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-z. Gremese Editore. pp. 115–7. ISBN 978-88-8440-269-1.
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