Vittorio Mussolini
Vittorio Mussolini | |
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| Born | 27 September 1916 |
| Died | 13 June 1997(aged 80) Forlì,Italy |
| Occupation(s) | film critic,producer |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Spouse |
Orsola Buvoli (m.1937) |
| Relatives | Edda Mussolini(sister) Romano Mussolini(brother) Bruno Mussolini(brother) Benito Mussolini(father) Rachele Mussolini(mother) |
Vittorio Mussolini(27 September 1916 – 12 June 1997) was an Italianfilm criticandproducer.He was also the second child ofPrime Minister of ItalyBenito Mussolini.However, he was the first officially acknowledged son of Mussolini, with his second wifeRachele;his older half-brother,Benito Albino Dalser,was never officially acknowledged by Mussolini's fascist regime.
Biography
[edit]Vittorio Mussolini was born inMilan,Lombardy,Kingdom of Italy(Regno d'Italia). He married Milanese Orsola Buvoli (1914–2009), two years his senior. In January 1938, Mussolini and his wife announced the birth of their first child, a son, Guido, born in Rome.
In addition to producing films, Mussolini served as aLieutenant(Tenente) in the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica). He participated in theSecond Italo-Ethiopian War,theSpanish Civil War,andWorld War II.InEthiopia,both he and his younger brotherBrunocrewed bombers. Unlike his brother, Vittorio was not considered a serious pilot and described bombs as "budding roses" and killing as "exceptionally good fun".[1][2]
In later years, Vittorio made much of his contact and friendship with left-wing and Jewish directors, writers, and film critics during the brief period in the late 1930s and early 1940s, when he edited the journalCinema.Openly leftist critics such asMichelangelo Antonioniwere published in the magazine, and Vittorio even found lodgings for the distinguished German Jewish criticRudolf Arnheimin the Roman Mussolini residence,Villa Torlonia;with another Jewish friend, Orlando Piperno, Vittorio took part in theMille Migliacar race, finishing tenth.[3]
Mussolini worked with many of Italy's best film directors, such asFederico Fellini,Roberto Rossellini,andMichelangelo Antonioni.
Vittorio was briefly involved withHal Roachin a company, R.A.M. Pictures (for "Roach and Mussolini" ), but Roach bought himself out of the deal after being heavily ostracized in Hollywood.[4]
He was the editor of the film journalCinemaand was involved with the Italian film studioCinecittà.
After the war, Mussolini emigrated toArgentina,but later returned to Italy.[5]
Vittorio Mussolini died on 12 June 1997, at age 80, in aRomeclinic after a long illness.[5]
Publications
[edit]Mussolini was the author of a 1973 book on the women in his father's life entitledMussolini: The Tragic Women in His Life.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1937 | Scipio Africanus | Producer, Film debut |
| 1942 | A Pilot Returns | Writer |
| The Three Pilots | Writer | |
| Luisa Sanfelice | Writer | |
| Knights of the Desert | Writer, Final film |
See also
[edit]- Ida Dalser- the mother of Vittorio Mussolini's older half brother
References
[edit]- ^"World War: CASUALTIES: Bruno's Last Flight".TIME Magazine. August 18, 1941. Archived fromthe originalon June 24, 2010.
- ^Gunther, John(1940).Inside Europe.New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 242.
- ^"Obituary: Vittorio Mussolini".The Independent.1997-06-14.Retrieved2018-03-23.
- ^Ward, Richard Lewis (2006).A History of the Hal Roach Studios.Southern Illinois University Press. p. 100.ISBN978-0-8093-2727-0.
- ^ab"Vittorio Mussolini, Italian Dictator's Son, 81".The New York Times.June 14, 1997.
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