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Ezio Pinza (1892–1957)

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In 1943, at the height of his fame as a Metropolitan Opera star, he was arrested by the FBI on charges of being an enemy alien. The charge, based almost entirely on circumstantial evidence and innuendo, was thought to have been made by a rival singer with the company. After much legal wrangling and testimony from friends and colleagues... See more trivia »

Born:

Fortunato Pinza
in Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died:

(age 64) in Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV movie)
Emile de Becque (segment 'South Pacific')
 
1953 Season's Greetings (TV movie)
 
1953 Bonino (TV series)
Babbo Bonino
 
1953 Tonight We Sing
Feodor Chaliapin
 
1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Interlude (1953)
 
1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Tony Valeri
– The Valari Special (1952) … Tony Valeri
 
1951-1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Opera Bass Vocalist / Guest Opera Singer
– Episode #3.9 (1952) … Guest Opera Bass Vocalist
– Episode #2.7 (1951) … Guest Opera Singer
 
1951-1952 The Ezio Pinza Show (TV series)
Series Host
– Episode #1.11 (1952) … Series Host
 
1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Count Augustino 'Gus' Caraffa
 
1951 Mr. Imperium
Prince Alexis aka Mr. Imperium
 
1947 Carnegie Hall
Ezio Oinza
 
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2009 The Last Station (performer: "Gente, gente, all'armi, all'armi" / as Pinza)
 
1996 Big Night (performer: "Giordani, Caro Mio Ben")
 
1994 Only You (performer: "Some Enchanted Evening")
 
1993 My Life (performer: "SOME ENCHANTED EVENING")
 
1980 The Blues Brothers (performer: "ANEMA E CORE UNTIL")
 
1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV movie) (performer: "Wedding Proposal Scene")
 
1953 Season's Greetings (TV movie) (performer: "Panis Angelicus")
 
1951 Strictly Dishonorable (performer: "Everything I Have Is Yours", "La veau d'or", "Se a caso madama", "Aria")
 
1951 Mr. Imperium (performer: "Let Me Look At You", "Andiamo", "Solamente una vez You Belong To My Heart" - uncredited)
 
1947 Carnegie Hall (performer: "Il lacerato spirito", "Fin ch'han dal vino")
 
1947 Rehearsal: The Telephone Hour (short) (performer: "L' Ultima Canzone" fragment, "La ci darem la mano", "Le cor")
 
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1954-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.2 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #8.12 (1954) … Himself
 
1955 A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 28 March 1955 (1955) … Himself - Contestant
 
1953-1955 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 20 February 1955 (1955) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 1 November 1953 (1953) … Himself
 
1954 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.23 (1954) … Himself - Singer
 
1954 The Martha Raye Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1954) … Himself
 
1953 The Dave Garroway Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1953) … Himself
 
1951-1953 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #5.30 (1953) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #5.26 (1953) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #5.3 (1952) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #4.4 (1951) … Himself - Singer
 
1951-1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Himself - Guest Opera Bass Singer / Himself - Host
– Episode #3.25 (1953) … Himself - Guest Opera Bass Singer
– Episode #3.22 (1953) … Himself - Guest Opera Bass Singer
– Episode #2.1 (1951) … Himself - Host
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host / Singer
– Episode #2.4 (1951) … Himself - Host/Singer
 
1949 We, the People (TV series)
Himself
– Paul Henreid/Ezio Pinza (1949) … Himself
 
1947 Rehearsal: The Telephone Hour (short)
Himself
 
1939 Salzburg, die Festspielstadt (documentary short)
Don Giovanni
 
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2012 Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II (TV documentary)
Emile de Becque
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1994 Only You
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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He played Emile de Becque in the original Broadway production of "South Pacific", and his performance of "Some Enchanted Evening" on the original Broadway cast album made his voice familiar to millions who had never heard or seen him in the Metropolitan Opera. Unfortunately... See more »

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Trivia:

In 1943, at the height of his fame as a Metropolitan Opera star, he was arrested by the FBI on charges of being an enemy alien. The charge, based almost entirely on circumstantial evidence and innuendo, was thought to have been made by a rival singer with the company. After much legal wrangling and testimony from friends and colleagues... See more »

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