Renzo Ricci (27 September 1899 – 20 October 1978) was an Italian stage and film actor. He was also a noted theatre director. Ricci played the title role in Roberto Rossellini's 1961 film Garibaldi.[2]
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Born | (1899-09-27)27 September 1899 Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
Died | 20 October 1978(1978-10-20) (aged 79) Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1931–1978 (film) |
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Children | Nora Ricci |
Born in Florence, Ricci started acting in a local dramatic society while still being a student of the Istituto tecnico, and made his professional debut in 1915, with the stage company held by Emma Gramatica.[3] Mainly active on stage, he was a member of several companies, notably the Giorgio Strehler's company at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan.[3] In 1957 he won the San Genesio Prize for his performance in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night.[3] He was married with actress Margherita Bagni with whom he had a daughter, Eleonora "Nora", also an actress. After his first wife's death he married his lover, another stage actress, Eva Magni.[3]
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