Mario Bava (1914–1980) |
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Italian director Mario Bava was born on July 31, 1914 in the coastal northern Italian town of San Remo. His father, Eugenio Bava (1886-1966), was a cinematographer in the early days of the Italian film industry. Bava was trained as a painter, and when he eventually followed his father into film photography his artistic background led him to a ...
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Born:in Sanremo, Liguria, ItalyDied:(age 65) in Rome, Lazio, Italy |
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1970: TV commercial for Mobil Oil for the Italian show Carosello.Alternate Names:
Mario Baja | Marie Foam | John Hold | Mickey Lion | Mario | John M. Old | John Old | Rijk Sijöstrom
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People, and critics too, should know about the circumstances under which I had to shoot my films. On Planet of the Vampires (1965), I had nothing, literally. There was only an empty soundstage, really squalid, because we had no money. And this had to look like an alien planet! What did I do then? I took a couple of papier-mâché rocks from the nearby studio, probably leftovers from some sword and ... See more »Trivia:
He trained as a painter and was able to execute a number of matte and glass paintings for his films. See more »Trademark:
Frequent uses of a zoom frame onto or back from a character's face during suspense scenes. See more »Star Sign:
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