Brignone, Guido

DIRECTOR, SCEEENWRITER (ITALY)
BORN 6 Dec 1886, Milano, Lombardia - DIED 6 Mar 1959, Roma, Lazio
GRAVE LOCATION Roma, Lazio: Cimitero Monumentale del Verano, Piazzale del Verano, 1 (Vecchio Reparto, riquadro 15, sezione 4, fila 3, loculo n.12)

Guido Brignone was the son of the actor Giuseppe Brignone. The actress Merceded Brignone was his sister. In 1913 he started as an actor and in 1916 he directed his first movie. In 1934 he was the first Italian director to win the prize for Best Italian Movie at the Venice Film Festival with his movie "Teresa Confalonieri". Apart from directing he wrote the screenplays for many movies.

Brignone married the actress Lola Visconti (1891-1924) and their daughter Lilla also became an actress (1913-1984).

Family
• Daughter: Brignone, Lilla

Related persons
• lived with Lattanzi, Tina

Images

The grave of Guido and Lilla Brignone at the Cimitero Monumentale al Verano, Rome.
Picture by Androom (28 Feb 2015)

 

The grave of Guido and Lilla Brignone at the Cimitero Monumentale al Verano, Rome.
Picture by Androom (04 Mar 2015)

 

Sources
Guido Brignone - Wikipedia


Brignone, Lilla

Published: 29 Mar 2015
Last update: 15 Apr 2023