Ada Dondini
Encyclopedia
Ada Dondini was an Italian
film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916
and 1954
. She was born in Cosenza
, Italy
and died in Chieti
, Italy
.
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
and 1954
1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
. She was born in Cosenza
Cosenza
Cosenza is a city in southern Italy, located at the confluence of two historic rivers: the Busento and the Crathis. The municipal population is of around 70,000; the urban area, however, counts over 260,000 inhabitants...
, Italy
Italy
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and died in Chieti
Chieti
Chieti is a city and comune in Central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region...
, Italy
Italy
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.
Selected filmography
- Mr. DesireMr. DesireMr. Desire is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Vittorio De Sica.-Cast:* Francesco Amodio - Tobia* Giannina Chiantoni* María Denis* Vittorio De Sica - Martino* Ada Dondini - Aunt Clarice* Mara Dussia* Pino Locchi...
(1934) - I Love You OnlyI Love You OnlyI Love You Only is a 1935 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli.-Cast:*Milly as Grace*Vittorio De Sica as Prof. Giovanni Agano*Enrico Viarisio as Avvocato Piccoli*Giuditta Rissone as Aunt Giuditta*Renato Cialente as Baron...
(19351935 in film-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
) - Piccolo mondo anticoPiccolo mondo anticoPiccolo mondo antico , also known as Old-Fashioned World , is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and based on the 1895 novel by Antonio Fogazzaro...
(1941) - Schoolgirl DiarySchoolgirl DiarySchoolgirl Diary is a 1941 drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli.-Cast:* Alida Valli - Anna Campolmi* Irasema Dilián - Maria Rovani * Andrea Checchi - Il professore Marini...
(19411941 in filmThe year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
) - Catene invisibiliCatene invisibiliCatene invisibili is a 1942 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli.-Cast:* Alida Valli - Elena Silvagni* Carlo Ninchi - Carlo Danieli* Giuditta Rissone - La signora Matilde Silvagni...
(19421942 in filmThe year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) - La valle del diavoloLa valle del diavoloLa valle del diavolo is a 1943 film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Marina Berti.-Cast:* Marina Berti - Greta Hansel* Carlo Ninchi - Il capitano medico Hansel* Andrea Checchi - Il tenente medico Peter Grundel* Osvaldo Valenti - Il barone Rider...
(19431943 in filmThe year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....
) - The Za-Bum CircusThe Za-Bum CircusThe Za-Bum Circus is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Galeazzo Benti.-Cast:* Galeazzo Benti - * Carlo Campanini - * Vera Carmi -...
(19441944 in filmThe year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
) - Un giorno nella vitaUn giorno nella vitaUn giorno nella vita is a 1946 Italian war film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. American title: "A Day In the Life". This film was screened in 2009 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's retrospective "Life Lessons" Italian Neorealism and the...
(19461946 in filmThe year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
) - The Two OrphansThe Two Orphans (1947 film)The Two Orphans is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattòli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Gasparre* Carlo Campanini - Battista* Vera Bergman - Una collegiale* Franca Marzi - Susanne* Isa Barzizza - Matilde...
(19471947 in filmThe year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
) - Fifa e arenaFifa e arenaFifa e arena is a 1948 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Nicolino Capece* Isa Barzizza - Patricia Cotten* Mario Castellani - Cast* Franca Marzi - Carmen* Giulio Marchetti - Paquito* Cesare Polacco - Banderillero...
(19481948 in filmThe year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
) - SignorinellaSignorinellaSignorinella is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Gino Bechi.-Cast:* Gino Bechi - Don Cesare Balestri* Antonella Lualdi - Maria Censi* Aroldo Tieri - Un ladro* Ave Ninchi - Iris* Aldo Silvani - Ernesto De Blasi...
(19491949 in filmThe year 1949 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello...
) - Totò sceiccoTotò sceiccoTotò sceicco is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattòli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Antonio Sapore, il maggiordomo* Tamara Lees - Antinea, la regina di Atlantide* Laura Gore - Lulù* Lauretta De Lauri - Fatma...
(19501950 in filmThe year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush...
) - Toto the Third ManToto the Third ManToto the Third Man is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Piero / Paolo / Toto* Ughetto Bertucci - Lamberto* Liana Billi* Carlo Campanini* Mario Castellani - Alfredo* Gino Cavalieri...
(19511951 in filmThe year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
) - Sunday HeroesSunday HeroesSunday Heroes is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Mario Camerini.-Cast:* Raf Vallone - Gino Bardi* Cosetta Greco - Mara* Marcello Mastroianni - Carlo Vagnetti* Paolo Stoppa - Piero* Franco Interlenghi - Marini...
(19531953 in filmThe year 1953 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*September 16 — The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:A...
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