Kid black lamberto maggiorani biography
Kid black lamberto maggiorani biography
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Lamberto Maggiorani
Italian actor
Lamberto Maggiorani | |
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Maggiorani in Bicycle Thieves (1948) | |
| Born | (1909-08-28)28 August 1909 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 22 April 1983(1983-04-22) (aged 73) Rome, Italy |
| Years active | 1948–1970 |
Lamberto Maggiorani (28 August 1909 – 22 April 1983) was an Italian actor remembered for his portrayal of Antonio Ricci in the 1948 Vittorio De Sica film Bicycle Thieves.[1]
He was a factory worker (he worked as a turner) and a non-professional actor at the time he was cast in this film.[2] He earned 600,000 lire ($1,000 US) for his performance, enabling him to buy new furniture and treat his family to a vacation; but when he returned to the factory he was laid off because business was slackening and management felt it would be fairer to terminate him instead of other impoverished co-workers since he was perceived to have "made millions" as a movie star.[3] He found occasional work as a bri