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Turi Ferro was born on 10 January 1921 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Malicious (1973), Mastro Don Gesualdo (1964) and Melissa (1966). He was married to Ida Carrara. He died on 10 May 2001 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.- Gilberto Idonea was born on 18 June 1946 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Malena (2000), La piovra (1984) and The Consequences of Love (2004). He died on 5 October 2018 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Francesco Sineri was born on 24 June 1912 in Biancavilla, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Suonno d'ammore (1955), Agguato sul mare (1955) and The Big Family (1973). He was married to Sara Micalizzi. He died on 27 December 2005 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Luigi Capuana was born on 28 May 1839 in Mineo, Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Sicily, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Il vampiro (1914), I girovaghi (1956) and Malìa (1912). He died on 29 November 1915 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
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- Additional Crew
Guido Leontini was born on 21 March 1927 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Tough Guys (1974), Il marchese di Roccaverdina (1972) and The Valachi Papers (1972). He died on 26 April 1996 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.- Nellina Laganà was born on 10 April 1947 in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. She was an actress, known for Cinema Paradiso (1988), Detective Montalbano (1999) and La divina Dolzedia (2017). She died on 8 January 2020 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Giovanni Grasso was born on 11 November 1888 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for We the Living (1942), The Little Adventurers (1939) and Don Cesare di Bazan (1942). He was married to Virginia Balestrieri. He died on 30 April 1963 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Giacinto Ferro was born on 22 November 1943 in Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Passion of the Christ (2004), Il capo dei capi (2007) and Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012). He died on 25 December 2016 in Valverde, Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Giovanni Grasso Sr. was born on 19 December 1873 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Vautrin (1919), Cavalleria rusticana (1924) and Sperduti nel buio (1914). He died on 14 October 1930 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
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- Production Designer
- Set Decorator
Left Russia in 1920 because of the Revolution and settled in Berlin (Germany) where he used to work for several Russian theaters. Moved to Paris in 1923 and worked with the Albatros production Company in Montreuil. From 1930 he also worked for some Russian Ballets (Bronislava Nijinska, Nicolas Evreinoff, Boris Romanov, Monte-Carlo). He married an Italian girl in 1936 and moved to Roma in 1939 for his daughter's birth; because of the beginning of the War, he stayed in Italy and went on working for Cinema (mainly for Titanus Film), Theatre and Ballet. He was to work again in Paris when he went sick in 1946 and he died in 1948 in Catania where he was resting. In 1949 his grave was moved in the "Famous Men Alley" of the Catania cemetery. Sculptor and Boris's friend Pietro Pappalardo is the author of the bust surmounting the grave since February 1956.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Ignazio Balsamo was born on 25 October 1912 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor and production manager, known for I tre corsari (1952), In the Name of the Law (1949) and Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero (1953). He died on 7 August 1994 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Salvatore Licitra was born on 10 August 1968 in Bern, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Cried (2000), How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) and Love's Brother (2004). He died on 5 September 2011 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.- Ida Carrara was born on 16 June 1928 in Bonorva, Sardinia, Italy. She was an actress, known for A Judge of Honor (2004), A Man for Burning (1962) and Un caso di coscienza (1970). She was married to Turi Ferro. She died on 5 December 2013 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Salvatore Campochiaro was born on 23 January 1893 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Sangue chiama sangue (1968), Io ti amo (1968) and Paid in Blood (1971). He died on 7 November 1983 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Turi Pandolfini was born on 1 November 1883 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for I tre ladri (1954), Lazzarella (1957) and Howlers of the Dock (1960). He died on 6 March 1962 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Mariella Lo Giudice was born on 6 February 1952 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. She was an actress, known for Cinema Paradiso (1988), La piovra (1984) and La mano sugli occhi (1979). She died on 31 July 2011 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Luz Long was a German Olympic long-jumper, notable for winning the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and for giving technical advice to his competitor, Jesse Owens, who went on to win the gold medal for the long jump. Luz Long won the German long jump championship six times in 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939. He went on to finish third in the 1938 European Championships in Athletics long jump with 7.56 m.
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- Director
- Writer
Cesco Baseggio was born on 13 April 1897 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Paese senza pace (1946), Barber of Seville (1961) and The Black Corsair (1938). He died on 22 January 1971 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.- Music Department
Francesco Paolo Frontini was born on 6 August 1860 in Catania, Italy. He is known for Amore e ginnastica (1973). He died on 26 July 1939 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.- Giovanni Verga was born on 2 September 1840 in Catania, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Catania, Sicily, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Fatal Desire (1953), Tigre reale (1916) and Cavalleria rusticana (1916). He died on 27 January 1922 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Piero Sammataro was born on 27 September 1938 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Tre racconti di Primo Levi (1978), I Viceré (2007) and Centostorie (1967). He died on 21 November 2013 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Umberto D'Arrò was born on 1 June 1933 in Calatabiano, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Mattei Affair (1972). He died on 11 December 2015 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Writer
- Actor
- Music Department
Manlio Sgalambro was born on 9 December 1924 in Lentini, Sicily, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Lost Love (2003), Musikanten (2005) and Niente è come sembra (2007). He died on 6 March 2014 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.- Nuccio Costa was born in 1925 in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il bivio (1972) and Amore formula 2 (1970). He died on 27 February 1991 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Rosina Anselmi was born on 26 July 1880 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. She was an actress, known for Per te, amore! (1916), Milizia territoriale (1936) and Lasciate ogni speranza (1937). She was married to Lindoro Colombo. She died on 23 May 1965 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.