Alberto SordiAlberto Sordi (June 15, 1920 - February 25, 2003) was an Italian actor and director. He was the voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel & Hardy films. Sordi acted in more than 150 movies during his life; mainly in comedic roles where he used the Roman dialect to express the typical Roman people. Alberto Sordi worked with Federico Fellini in the movie I vitelloni, however he had a big success with these movies: Selected filmography
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Alberto Sordi worked with Federico Fellini in the movie I vitelloni, however he had a big success with these movies:. Un borghese piccolo piccolo (1978). Although Tracy was an alcoholic most of his adult life, it never seemed to affect his career. Lo scopone scientifico (1972). He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Detenuto in attesa di giudizio (1971). Two weeks after making his last movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, with Hepburn, he died from a massive heart attack at the age of 67. Il medico della mutua (1968). He and Hepburn made nine films together. I due nemici (1962). Though estranged from his wife Louise, he was a devout Catholic and never divorced. Una vita difficile (1961). In 1941 he began a relationship with Katharine Hepburn. Gastone (1960). He is tied with Laurence Olivier for the most best actor Oscar nominations. Il vigile (1960). He was also nominated for San Francisco (1936), Father of the Bride (1950), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Old Man and the Sea (1958), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). Tutti a casa (1960). In 1935 he signed with MGM and won the Oscar for Best Actor two years in a row, for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). La grande Guerra (1959). Shortly after that he and his family moved to Hollywood, where he made over 35 films in 5 years. Il conte Max (1957). In 1923 he married Louise Treadwell, and they had two children, John and Louise (Susie). In 1930, director John Ford saw him in the play The Last Mile and signed him to do Up the River for Fox Pictures. Mi permette babbo (1956). Finally in 1930 he appeared in a hit play on Broadway, The Last Mile. Il seduttore (1954). For several years he performed in stock in Michigan, Canada, and Ohio. I vitelloni (1953). In the early 1920s he attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Lo Sceicco Bianco (1951) [1] (http://www.cinemaitaliano.net/diseht/sceicco.htm)[2] (http://www.cinemaitalia.com/fellini/sceiccb.html). Afterward he attended Ripon College where he appeared in a play entitled The Truth, and decided on acting as a career. At the beginning of World War I he left school to enlist in the Navy, but remained in Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia throughout the war. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the second son of a truck salesman. Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 - June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 through the 1960s. Not to mention some of the beautiful actresses.". Why, I'd probably kill the actors. I don't have the patience. "I couldn't be a director because I couldn't put up with the actors. On drinking: "Hell, I used to take two-week lunch hours!". "Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.". Greenwood Press, 1994. Westport, Conn. Spencer Tracy : a Bio-bibliography by James Fisher. 1969. Co. Spencer Tracy; a Biography by Larry Swindell, New York, World Pub. |