About

Known credits:
59
Birthday:
1889-10-11
Place of birth:
Milano, Italy
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Angelo Rizzoli

Overview

Angelo Rizzoli (31 October 1889 – 24 September 1970) was an Italian publisher and film producer.

Rizzoli was born in Milan on 31 October 1889. Orphaned at a young age and raised in poverty, he rose to prosperity. He apprenticed in the printer trade and later became an entrepreneur in his twenties.

In 1927, Rizzoli founded company A. Rizzoli & Co. (later RCS MediaGroup). In 1927 Rizzoli acquired Novella magazine, a bi-weekly primarily for women that reached a circulation of 130,000 copies, from Mondadori an independent publisher who specialized in books and magazines. After his initial purchase, he added several new publications including Annabella, Bertoldo, Candido, Omnibus, and Oggi e L'Europeo. In 1949 he began publishing books including both classics and popular novels. He purchased Cartiera di Lama di Reno in 1954, the foundation for what would become an Italian publishing empire. His operations were moved in 1960 to a complex on Via Civitavecchia in Milan.

He was amongst the first producers of daily newspapers within the relatively newly established nation of Italy.

Active in film, he had control of the French company Francinex with which he co-produced Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and 8½ (1963), as well as French films such as Une Parisienne (1957). In 1964 Rizzoli opened the original Rizzoli International Bookstore in New York City at 712 Fifth Avenue, designed by architect Ferdinand Gottlieb. The bookstore was featured in various Hollywood films, most notably, Woody Allen's Manhattan and Falling in Love with Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. He also produced the controversial documentary film Africa Addio.

A museum about Rizzoli's life and career is located at Villa Arbusto within the guest house of that place,[8] at Lacco Ameno. Within this are held 500 photographic-records or evidence of his activities taken on-set during production. The museum also holds the Pithekoussai Archaeological Museum.

Rizzoli married Anna Marzorati with whom he had two children, Andrea and Giuseppina. Rizzoli died aged 81 years of age.

Source: Article "Angelo Rizzoli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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1994 Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima Production Producer 59
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1970 A Pocketful of Chestnuts Production Producer 58
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1970 Transplant Production Producer 58
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1969 Unknown Woman Production Producer 58
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1969 Hibernatus Production Producer 62
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1968 Serafino Production Producer 59
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1968 La moglie giapponese Production Producer 59
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1968 Italian Secret Service Production Producer 59
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1967 I due vigili Production Producer 59
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1967 Quando dico che ti amo Production Producer N/A
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1967 Soldier's Girl Production Producer N/A
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1967 Misunderstood Production Producer 61
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1966 Africa Addio Production Producer 59
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1965 Juliet of the Spirits Production Producer 64
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1965 Don Camillo in Moscow Production Producer 62
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1965 The Moment of Truth Production Producer 59
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1963 Dal sabato al lunedì Production Producer 59
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1963 Ro.Go.Pa.G. Production Producer 61
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1963 8½ Production Producer 77
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1962 Mondo Cane Production Producer 59
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1961 All the Gold in the World Production Producer 59
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1961 Don Camillo: Monsignor Production Producer 61
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1961 The Brigand Production Producer 59
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1961 Viva l'Italia! Production Producer 59
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1960 Letto a tre piazze Production Producer 60
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1960 La Dolce Vita Production Producer 76
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1959 The Facts of Murder Production Producer 60
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1959 You're on Your Own Production Producer 59
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1959 Hell in the City Production Producer 59
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1958 Christine Production Producer 59
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1957 Holiday Island Production Producer 59
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1957 I sogni nel cassetto Production Producer 59
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1956 Paris, Palace Hôtel Production Producer 58
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1956 The Awakening Production Producer 59
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1955 Il padrone sono me Production Producer N/A
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1955 Don Camillo's Last Round Production Producer 62
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1955 Black Dossier Production Producer 58
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1954 Madame Butterfly Production Executive Producer N/A
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1954 The Lovers of Manon Lescaut Production Producer 58
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1954 The Two Orphans Production Producer 59
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1954 The Barefoot Contessa Production Associate Producer 61
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1954 I tre ladri Production Producer 59
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1954 Passionately Production Producer 59
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1954 Flesh and the Woman Production Producer 58
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1953 Beat the Devil Production Producer 59
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1953 The Return of Don Camillo Production Producer 63
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1953 Puccini Production Producer 59
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1952 Sunday Heroes Production Producer 58
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1952 Beauties of the Night Production Producer 59
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1952 Wife for a Night Production Producer 59
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1952 The Little World of Don Camillo Production Producer 65
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1952 Hello Elephant Production Producer 59
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1952 Umberto D. Production Producer 70
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1950 The Flowers of St. Francis Production Producer 60
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1949 Yvonne of the Night Production Producer 58
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1940 Red Roses Production Producer 59
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1939 Department Store Production Producer 58
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1935 I'll Give a Million Production Producer 59
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1934 Everybody's Woman Production Producer 59
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