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Italian actor
Turi Ferro
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Ferro in
Malicious
(1973)
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Born
| Salvatore Ferro
(
1921-01-10
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10 January 1921
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Died
| 10 May 2001
(2001-05-10)
(aged 80)
Catania, Sicily, Italy
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1962-1998
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Spouse
| Ida Carrara
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Children
| 3
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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.
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Life and career
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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.
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He was one of the co-founders of the
Teatro Stabile di Catania
.
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His stage credits include works directed by
Roberto Rossellini
and
Giorgio Strehler
.
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From the early 1970s he started appearing in
RAI Television
, in appreciated and successful TV-series.
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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
.
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In 1974 he received a special
David di Donatello
for "the value and success of his performances".
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The film director
Lina Wertmuller
referred to him as "the greatest Sicilian actor after
Angelo Musco
".
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He died of a
myocardial infarction
.
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Partial filmography
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References
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Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003).
Gli attori: A-L
. Gremese Editore.
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Caterina Napoleone (2007).
Enciclopedia della Sicilia
. Ricci, 2007.
ISBN
978-8897154013
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Chiara Merli (2007).
Il teatro ad iniziativa pubblica in Italia
. LED Edizioni Universitarie, 2007.
ISBN
978-8879163507
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Enrico Lancia (1998).
I premi del cinema
. Gremese Editore, 1998.
ISBN
88-7742-221-1
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Lina Wertmuller (2012).
Tutto a posto e niente in ordine
. Mondadori.
ISBN
978-8852030154
.
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Lane, John Francis (22 May 2001).
"Obituary: Turi Ferro"
. Retrieved
11 December
2018
– via www.theguardian.com.
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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
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- Sarah Zappulla Muscara, Enzo Zappulla (2006).
Turi Ferro. Magistero dell'arte
. La Cantinella.
ISBN
8887499195
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External links
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1946?1970
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1971?1990
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1991?2010
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2011?present
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