Mario Amendola

Mario Amendola

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1910-12-08

  • Day of Death

    1993-12-22 (83 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Recco, Liguria, Italia

Biography

Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist.

Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975.[1] Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.

Known For

Acting

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