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Gilberto Govi in the film Che tempi! (1948)
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Born | 22 October 1885 Genoa, Italy |
Died | 28 April 1966 (aged 80) Genoa, Italy |
Occupation | Film and stage actor, screenwriter |
Years active | 1942–1960 |
Amerigo Armando Gilberto Govi (22 October 1885 – 28 April 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Genoese Dialectal Theatre.
His greatest successes were I manezzi pe majâ na figgia (I maneggi per maritare una figlia, How To Marry Off One's daughter), Pignasecca e Pignaverde (Dry Pinecone and Green Pinecone) and Colpi di Timone (Rudder Blows). Also famous in Italy, especially Genoa and Liguria, are Quello buonanima, Gildo Peragallo, ingegnere (Gildo Peragallo, engineer), I Gustavino e i Passalacqua (The Gustavinos and the Passalacquas) and Sotto a chi tocca (Who's the next?).