Gennaro Pantalena
Gennaro Pantalena | |
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| Born | 13 October 1848 |
| Died | 23 May 1915 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Gennaro Pantalena (1848–1915) was an Italian actor-manager and playwright. He developed a reputation as a character actor in Neapolitan theatre, appearing in the companies of Eduardo Scarpetta and . By 1888 he led his own company which took up residence in the city's Teatro Nuovo. He wrote several works in the Neapolitan dialect.[1] In 1909 he directed and starred in Salvatore Di Giacomo's Assunta Spina.
He also appeared in a single silent film made in 1914. He died the following year.
References[]
- ^ Pantalena p.88
Bibliography[]
- Bender, Robert Gene. The Dialect Theatre of Eduardo de Filippo. Stanford University, 1963.
- Maurino, Ferdinando Dante. Salvatore Di Giacomo and Neapolitan Dialectal Literature. S.F. Vanni, 1951.
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