Mario Riva

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Mario Riva

Born	(1912-01-26)26 January 1912 Rome, Italy
Died	1 September 1960(1960-09-01) (aged 48) Verona, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941-1960

Mario Riva (26 January 1912 – 1 September 1960) was an Italian presenter and actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960.

Born in Rome as Mario Bonavolontà, the son of a composer, Riva debuted at young age as a dubber and a radio actor.^[1]

He became first known as presenter of the stage show Clan (1942).^[1] After a long season of successes on stage (often in couple with Riccardo Billi) Riva reached the peak of his career with the RAI variety television Il musichiere (1957-1960).^[1] He also appeared on several films, usually in supporting roles.^[1]

While he was presenting from the Arena di Verona a special event linked to the TV program, the Secondo Festival del Musichiere, he inadvertently fell into a hole in the stage covered with a tarpaulin and died.^[1]

Selected filmography

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.

External links

Mario Riva at the Internet Movie Database
Mario Riva at AllRovi

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Persondata
Name	Riva, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1912-01-26
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Date of death	1960-09-01
Place of death	Verona, Italy

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