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Giacomo Almirante

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Giacomo Almirante
Born12 September 1875
Died12 January 1944
Rome, Lazio, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1916–1942 (film)

Giacomo Almirante (1875–1944) was an Italian stage and film actor.[1]

Life and career

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Born in Palermo, the brother of actors Ernesto and Luigi, Almirante made his stage debut in 1891, and was mainly active on theatre, in which he worked, among others, with the Lyda Borelli, Dina Galli, Ermete Novelli, Renzo Ricci, Antonio Gandusio and Nino Besozzi companies.[2] For about a decade he was also active in films as a character actor.[2] He was married to the sister of actor Olinto Cristina.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, Charles P. The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002. McFarland, 2004. p.172.
  2. ^ a b c Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Allocca, Lucio". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 15. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4.
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