Osvaldo Valenti

Osvaldo Valenti
Born	17 February 1906 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	30 April 1945 (aged 39) Milan, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1928-1945

Osvaldo Valenti (17 February 1906 – 30 April 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1928 and 1945. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He and his lover, Luisa Ferida, were executed by partisans in Milan, Italy, due to their links with Fascism. Their story was portrayed in the 2008 film Wild Blood.

Selected filmography

• The Countess of Parma (1936)
• Ettore Fieramosca (1938)
• The Widow (1939)
• The Fornaretto of Venice (1939)
• Hurricane in the Tropics (1939)
• Abbandono (1940)
• Captain Fracasse (1940)
• Antonio Meucci (1940)
• Boccaccio (1940)
• The Secret Lover (1941)
• First Love (1941)
• The Iron Crown (1941)
• The Two Orphans (1942)
• Sleeping Beauty (1942)
• Luisa Sanfelice (1942)
• Knights of the Desert (1942)
• The Jester's Supper (1942)
• La valle del diavolo (1943)
• The Innkeeper (1944)

Bibliography

• Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

• Osvaldo Valenti at the Internet Movie Database
• Osvaldo Valenti at Find a Grave
• Osvaldo Valenti at AllMovie