Ezio Pinza(1892-1957)

Actor
Soundtrack

An Italian opera singer (Ezio Pinza) has a marriage of convenience with an innocent fan (Janet Leigh) from Mississippi.

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Strictly Dishonorable (1951)

Ezio Pinza was born on May 18, 1892 in Rome, Lazio, Italy as Fortunato Pinza. He was an actor, known for the Broadway play, South Pacific, movies, Mr. Imperium (1951) and Tonight We Sing (1953). He was married to Doris Leak and Augusta Casinelli. He died on May 9, 1957 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.

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Lana Turner and Ezio Pinza in Mr. Imperium (1951)

Martha O'Driscoll, Ezio Pinza, and William Prince in Carnegie Hall (1947)

Ezio Pinza in Strictly Dishonorable (1951)

Lana Turner, Cedric Hardwicke, and Ezio Pinza in Mr. Imperium (1951)

Janet Leigh and Ezio Pinza at an event for Strictly Dishonorable (1951)

Known for:

The Blues Brothers

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Soundtrack("Anema e Core")

1980

Mr. Imperium

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Prince Alexis aka Mr. Imperium

1951

The Many Saints of Newark

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Soundtrack("Twin Soliloquies")

2021

Big Night

7.3

Soundtrack("Giordani, Caro Mio Ben")

1996

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Actor

General Electric Theater
- Pio
- TV Series
- 1955
Bonino
- Bonino
- TV Series
- 1953
Tonight We Sing
- Feodor Chaliapin
- 1953
Hollywood Opening Night
- TV Series
- 1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
- Tony Valeri
- TV Series
- 1952
Four Star Revue
- Guest Opera Bass Vocalist
- TV Series
- 1952
The Ezio Pinza Show
- Series Host (1951-1952)
- TV Series
- 1951
Strictly Dishonorable
- Count Augustino 'Gus' Caraffa
- 1951
Mr. Imperium
- Prince Alexis aka Mr. Imperium
- 1951
Carnegie Hall
- Ezio Pinza
- 1947

Soundtrack

The Many Saints of Newark
- performer: "Twin Soliloquies"
- 2021
Little Birds
- performer: "Some Enchanted Evening" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 2020
The Last Station
- performer: "Gente, gente, all'armi, all'armi"
- 2009
Big Night
- performer: "Giordani, Caro Mio Ben"
- 1996
Only You
- performer: "Some Enchanted Evening"
- 1994
My Life
- performer: "Some Enchanted Evening"
- 1993
The Blues Brothers
- performer: "Anema e Core"
- 1980
What's My Line?
- performer: "Happy Birthday to You"
- TV Series
- 1955
General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein
- performer: "Wedding Proposal Scene"
- TV Special
- 1954
Season's Greetings
- performer: "Panis Angelicus"
- TV Movie
- 1953
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
- performer: "Some Enchanted Evening" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 1952
Strictly Dishonorable
- performer: "Everything I Have Is Yours" (uncredited), "La veau d'or" (uncredited), "Se a caso madama" (uncredited), "Aria"
- 1951
Mr. Imperium
- performer: "Let Me Look At You", "Andiamo", "Solamente una vez (You Belong To My Heart)" (uncredited)
- 1951
Rehearsal: The Telephone Hour
- performer: "L' Ultima Canzone" (fragment), "La ci darem la mano", "Le cor"
- Short
- 1947
Carnegie Hall
- performer: "Il lacerato spirito", "Fin ch'han dal vino" (uncredited)
- 1947

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Height
- 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
Born
- May 18, 1892
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died
- May 9, 1957
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA(stroke)
Spouses
Other works
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, he died the year that the motion picture version was set to begin filming.
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