Lilia Silvi
Lilia Silvi (1922–2013) was an Italian film actress. Silvi was one of several young actresses presented as an Italian equivalent to the Canadian-born Hollywood star Deanna Durbin.[1] She appeared opposite Amedeo Nazzari, the most popular Italian star of the era, in five films.[2]
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 Silvi with Renato Rascel in Napoleon (1951) | |
| Born | Silvana Musitelli 23 December 1922 |
| Died | 27 July 2013 (aged 90) Nettuno, Lazio Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930-2011 |
Selected filmography
- Il signor Max (1937)
- Departure (1938)
- Unjustified Absence (1939)
- Then We'll Get a Divorce (1940)
- Big Shoes (1940)
- The Jester's Supper (1941)
- Scampolo (1941)
- Happy Days (1942)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1942)
- La vispa Teresa (1943)
- Napoleon (1951)
References
- De Grazia p.131
- Gundle p.191
Bibliography
- De Grazia, Victoria. How Fascism Ruled Women: Italy, 1922-1945. University of California Press, 1992.
- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links
- Lilia Silvi on IMDb
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