Mario Soldati(1906-1999)
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Mario Soldati studied by the Jesuits and in the 1920s was acquainted
with liberal intellectuals who gathered around Piero Gobetti. He wrote
his first play ("Pilatus") when he was 18, and published hist first
short story collection ("Salmace") in 1929. In 1935 he reached literary
success with "America primo amore" (America First Love), a novel in
which he transposed his diary of his stay in the U.S. between 1929 and
1931 as guest professor at the Columbia University. His life was
divided between literature and movie-making. He was also a well-known
scholar of English and American Literature, and authored several
documentary programs for Italian State broadcaster RAI-TV.
