Michael V. Gazzo

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Michael V. Gazzo
Born	Michael Vincenzo Gazzo (1923-04-05)April 5, 1923 Hillside, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1995(1995-02-14) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Playwright, actor
Years active	1953–1994

Michael Vincenzo Gazzo (April 5, 1923 – February 14, 1995) was an American playwright who later in life became a film and television actor.

Gazzo was a member of the Actors Studio and would later go on to train such actors as Debra Winger, Henry Silva and Tony Sirico. He authored the Broadway play A Hatful of Rain, which ran for 389 performances in 1955 and 1956. It starred Ben Gazzara and Shelley Winters in the two lead roles, and subsequently adapted it as a film in 1957, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Franciosa). A 1968 made-for-television version (as a filmed play) starred Peter Falk, Sandy Dennis and Michael Parks. ^{[citation needed]}

As an actor, Gazzo was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Frank Pentangeli in The Godfather Part II. He lost to Robert De Niro, who acted in the same film.

Death

Gazzo died in 1995 due to complications from a stroke.^[1] He was buried in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Bacarella, Michael, ItalActors: 101 Years of Italian Actors in U.S. Entertainment, The National Italian American Foundation.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 44506146 LCCN: n86872683 ISNI: 0000 0001 1875 5071 GND: 144054892

Persondata
Name	Gazzo, Michael Vincenzo
Alternative names
Short description	American actor and playwright
Date of birth	April 5, 1923
Place of birth	Hillside, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death	February 14, 1995
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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