Gabriellino D'Annunzio

Gabriele Maria "Gabriellino" D'Annunzio (10 April 1886 – 8 December 1945) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. He adapted the 1921 film The Ship from a novel by his father.[1] In 1924 he co-directed the epic Quo Vadis with Georg Jacoby, but the project was a commercial failure and he retired from filmmaking. He died on 8 December 1945 at 59 years old, due to a disease that afflicted him.

Gabriele Maria D'Annunzio
Born
Gabriele Maria D'Annunzio

(1886-04-10)10 April 1886
Rome, Italy
Died8 December 1945(1945-12-08) (aged 59)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer, Director
Years active1910 – 1925 (film)

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Brunetta p.60

Bibliography

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  • Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.
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