Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Born (1908-01-07)7 January 1908
Milan, Italy
Died 22 November 1955(1955-11-22) (aged 47)
Milan, Italy
Occupation Actress

Maria Cumani Quasimodo (7 January 1908 - 22 November 1995) was an Italian actress and dancer.

Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied classical dance under Jia Ruskaja.[1] In 1936 she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro.[1] In 1937 she made her professional debut as a ballerina, and shortly later she specialized in "poetic dance", a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic verses.[1] She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960.[2] In the meanwhile Cumani Quasimodo abandoned dance, and started a double career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress.[1] Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, L'arte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 91–92. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. Lesley Henderson, Sarah M. Hall. Reference Guide to World Literature, Volume 2. St. James Press, 1995. p. 986. ISBN 1558623337.

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