Lamberto Picasso | |
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Ettore Fieramosca (1938) | |
Born | |
Died | 17 September 1962
Rome, Italy | (aged 81)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1914–1953 |
Lamberto Picasso (21 October 1880 – 17 September 1962) was an Italian film actor. [1] He appeared in 70 films between 1914 and 1953.
Born in La Spezia, Picasso studied at the Istituto Tecnico in Genoa, and made his acting debut on stage alongside Ermete Novelli. [2] After working among others with the companies led by Teresa Franchini, Irma Gramatica and Antonio Gandusio, he served in the World War I as a lieutenant. [2] After the war, he started also working as a stage director, getting a personal success in 1930 with his rendition of R. C. Sherriff's Journey's End. [2] In 1933, after working with Tatyana Pavlova he stepped away from the theater, resuming an intense stage activity in 1939 before his final retirement from acting in 1957; his last work was a successful rendition of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex directed by Vittorio Gassman. [2] He was also active in films, being mainly cast in supporting roles, with a career which spanned from silent cinema until early 1950s. [2] He was married to actress Ginevra Cavaciocchi. [2]