Beniamino Maggio (10 August 1907 – 6 September 1990) was an Italian actor.
Beniamino Maggio | |
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 Maggio in the 1950s | |
| Born | 10 August 1907 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 6 September 1990 (aged 83) Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage as a child, as the sidekick of the comedian Serafino Mastracchio, and he slowly built a reputation in the Neapolitan avanspettacolo between the 1930s and 1940s.[1][2] He made his film debut in 1942 and had a very prolific career even if often cast in character roles.[1] An actor characterized by improvisation skills, described as a "mix between Buster Keaton and Angelo Musco",[3] Maggio often worked on stage with his brothers and sisters Dante, Enzo, Pupella and Rosalia.[1]
Maggio died from complications of a stroke that had hit him while on stage alongside his two sisters Pupella and Rosalia.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- Captain Demonio (1950)
- Ha fatto tredici (1951)
- Red Moon (1951)
- The Two Sergeants (1951)
- Miracle in Viggiù (1951)
- Melody of Love (1952)
- Rosalba, la fanciulla di Pompei (1952)
- Naples Sings (1953)
- Love Song (1954)
- Letter from Naples (1954)
- Tragic Ballad (1954)
- Naples Is Always Naples (1954)
- Vendicata! (1955)
- New Moon (1955)
- La sposa (1958)
- Kill or Be Killed (1966)
- La pagella (1980)
References
edit- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli artisti. Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
- ^ a b Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960.
- ^ R. D. G. (8 September 1990). "Addio Maggio Comico Poeta". La Repubblica. Retrieved 2 June 2014.