Massimo Scaglione
Appearance
Massimo Scaglione | |
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Born | 19 September 1931 Garessio, Italy |
Died | 8 October 2015 Turin, Italy | (aged 84)
Occupation | Director |
Massimo Scaglione (19 September 1931 – 8 October 2015) was an Italian television director, writer and politician.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Garessio, Cuneo, Scaglione graduated in Modern Literature at the University of Turin.[1] He was employed by RAI in 1955, and directed over 1,000 television programs, TV-movies, series and stage works.[2][3] He wrote several essays on the history of the theater, directed a drama school, the "Centro di Formazione Teatro delle Dieci", and held theatre courses at the DAMS department of University of Turin.[2][3] He was among the founders of the right wing party Lega Nord Piemont and was elected senator for two legislatures.[3][4]
He was married to the dancer Loredana Furno.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Raffaello Canteri, Achille Ottaviani. I cento giorni della Lega: gli 80 parlamentari a Roma : le storie, le battaglie, l'impegno politico. Euronobel, 1992.
- ^ a b "E' morto Massimo Scaglione, regista e uomo di teatro, fondatore del Teatro delle Dieci". Quotidiano Piemontese. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d Daniele Cavalla (8 October 2015). "È morto il regista Massimo Scaglione: il suo "Mocambo Bar" lanciò Paolo Conte". La Stampa. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Addio al regista Scaglione, fu anche fondatore della Lega Nord". La Repubblica. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2015 deaths
- 20th-century Italian historians
- 21st-century Italian writers
- Italian television directors
- Italian theatre directors
- Italian male non-fiction writers
- People from Garessio
- Italian essayists
- Historians of theatre
- Lega Nord politicians
- Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)
- University of Turin alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Turin
- Italian male essayists