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Turi Ferro

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Turi Ferro
Ferro in Malicious (1973)
Born
Salvatore Ferro

( 1921-01-10 ) 10 January 1921
Catania , Sicily , Italy
Died 10 May 2001 (2001-05-10) (aged 80)
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Occupation Actor
Years active 1962-1998
Spouse Ida Carrara
Children 3

Salvatore "Turi" Ferro (10 January 1921 – 10 May 2001) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era. [1]

Life and career [ edit ]

Born in Catania , Ferro launched his own theatrical company in 1953 alongside his wife, actress Ida Carrara. He later staged a great number of works by Sicilian authors. [1] He was one of the co-founders of the Teatro Stabile di Catania . [2] [3] His stage credits include works directed by Roberto Rossellini and Giorgio Strehler . [1]

From the early 1970s he started appearing in RAI Television , in appreciated and successful TV-series. [1] His film career is less prolific (he appeared in only 33 films between 1962 and 1998), but includes notable roles in popular titles as the Mafioso of The Seduction of Mimi and "Ignazio" of Malizia . [1] In 1974 he received a special David di Donatello for "the value and success of his performances". [4]

The film director Lina Wertmuller referred to him as "the greatest Sicilian actor after Angelo Musco ". [5] He died of a myocardial infarction . [6] [7]

Partial filmography [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d e Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Gli attori: A-L . Gremese Editore.
  2. ^ Caterina Napoleone (2007). Enciclopedia della Sicilia . Ricci, 2007. ISBN   978-8897154013 .
  3. ^ Chiara Merli (2007). Il teatro ad iniziativa pubblica in Italia . LED Edizioni Universitarie, 2007. ISBN   978-8879163507 .
  4. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema . Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   88-7742-221-1 .
  5. ^ Lina Wertmuller (2012). Tutto a posto e niente in ordine . Mondadori. ISBN   978-8852030154 .
  6. ^ Lane, John Francis (22 May 2001). "Obituary: Turi Ferro" . Retrieved 11 December 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (24 October 2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture . McFarland. ISBN   9780786452064 . Retrieved 11 December 2018 – via Google Books.

Further reading [ edit ]

  • Sarah Zappulla Muscara, Enzo Zappulla (2006). Turi Ferro. Magistero dell'arte . La Cantinella. ISBN   8887499195 .

External links [ edit ]