Angelo Rizzoli
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Angelo Rizzoli was an Italian
publisher and film producer
.
magazine, a bi-weekly primarily for women that reached a circulation of 130,000, from Mondadori an independent publisher who specialized in books and magazines. After his initial purchase, he added several new publications including Annabella, Bertoldo, Candido, Omnibus, and Oggi e L'Europeo. In 1949 he began publishing books including both classics and popular novels. He purchased Cartiera di Lama di Reno in 1954, the foundation for what would become an Italian publishing empire.
His operations were moved in 1960 to a complex on Via Civitavecchia in Milan.
He was amongst the first producer's of daily newspapers within the relatively newly established nation of Italy
.
Active in film, he produced Federico Fellini
's La Dolce Vita
(1960) and 8½
(1963). In 1964 Rizzoli opened the original Rizzoli International Bookstore in New York
at 712 Fifth Avenue, designed by architect Ferdinand Gottlieb
. The bookstore was featured in various Hollywood films, most notably, Woody Allen
's Manhattan
and Falling in Love with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep
. He also produced the controversial documentary film Africa Addio
.
A museum about the life and career of the individual A.Rizzoli is located at Villa Arbusto within the guest house of that place, at Lacco Ameno. Within this are held 500 photographic-records or evidence of the person's activites taken whilst endevouring to realize projects, this site is also containing the Pithekoussai Archaeological Museum.
Rizzoli married Anna Marzorati with whom he had two children, Angelo and Giuseppina. Rizzoli died aged 81 years of age.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
publisher and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
Early life
Orphaned at a young age and raised in poverty, Rizzoli rose to prosperity. He apprenticed in the printer trade and later became an entrepreneur in his twenties.Career
In 1927 Rizzoli acquired NovellaNovella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
magazine, a bi-weekly primarily for women that reached a circulation of 130,000, from Mondadori an independent publisher who specialized in books and magazines. After his initial purchase, he added several new publications including Annabella, Bertoldo, Candido, Omnibus, and Oggi e L'Europeo. In 1949 he began publishing books including both classics and popular novels. He purchased Cartiera di Lama di Reno in 1954, the foundation for what would become an Italian publishing empire.
His operations were moved in 1960 to a complex on Via Civitavecchia in Milan.
He was amongst the first producer's of daily newspapers within the relatively newly established nation of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Active in film, he produced Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
's La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita is a 1960 comedy-drama film written and directed by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a story of a passive journalist's week in Rome, and his search for both happiness and love that will never come...
(1960) and 8½
8½
8½ is a 1963 Italian fantasy film directed by Federico Fellini. Co-scripted by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous Italian film director...
(1963). In 1964 Rizzoli opened the original Rizzoli International Bookstore in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
at 712 Fifth Avenue, designed by architect Ferdinand Gottlieb
Ferdinand Gottlieb
Ferdinand Gottlieb was a New York-based architect. He headed his own firm, Ferdinand Gottlieb & Associates based in Dobbs Ferry ....
. The bookstore was featured in various Hollywood films, most notably, Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
's Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and Falling in Love with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
. He also produced the controversial documentary film Africa Addio
Africa Addio
Africa Addio is a 1966 Italian documentary about the end of the colonial era in Africa. The film was released in a shorter format under the names "Africa Blood and Guts" in the USA and "Farewell Africa" in the UK...
.
A museum about the life and career of the individual A.Rizzoli is located at Villa Arbusto within the guest house of that place, at Lacco Ameno. Within this are held 500 photographic-records or evidence of the person's activites taken whilst endevouring to realize projects, this site is also containing the Pithekoussai Archaeological Museum.
Rizzoli married Anna Marzorati with whom he had two children, Angelo and Giuseppina. Rizzoli died aged 81 years of age.
External links
- Le Grandi Famiglie: I Rizzoli by Mariateresa Truncellito