Gino Corrado (1893 - 1982) جينو كورادو

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An Italian actor, born in Florence, Tuscany, Italy as Gino Corrado Liserani. He appeared in more than 400 American films between 1916 and 1954, and he always played small roles. From 1916 to 1923, he was known as Eugene Corey, which was an Anglicized version of his name. In...Read more Italy, he received his classical training in the arts, then returned to America and continued his studies for the priesthood, then left his studies for family financial reasons. The family moved to California and settled in San Diego in 1912. He appeared in his first silent film, Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916). He worked in several studios using several American names, until he finally settled on the name Gino Corrado, but when sound was introduced to films, his Italian accent appeared, so his roles decreased. He then worked in the restaurant field until he opened his own Italian restaurant in 1956, which was frequented by Hollywood stars. After the restaurant was closed, he retired and managed a residential building, then retired permanently in the mid-seventies. He was married three times and had a son. His works include The Iron Mask (1929), The Amateur Gentleman (1926), and Two Sisters from Boston (1946). He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA on December 23, 1982, at age 89.

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An American in Paris (1951)

Sunrise (1927)

The Great Dictator (1940)

Beyond Tomorrow (1940)

Citizen Kane (1941)

Casablanca (1942)

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  • An Italian actor, born in Florence, Tuscany, Italy as Gino Corrado Liserani. He appeared in more than 400 American films between 1916 and 1954, and he always played small roles....Read more From 1916 to 1923, he was known as Eugene Corey, which was an Anglicized version of his name. In Italy, he received his classical training in the arts, then returned to America and continued his studies for the priesthood, then left his studies for family financial reasons. The family moved to California and settled in San Diego in 1912. He appeared in his first silent film, Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916). He worked in several studios using several American names, until he finally settled on the name Gino Corrado, but when sound was introduced to films, his Italian accent appeared, so his roles decreased. He then worked in the restaurant field until he opened his own Italian restaurant in 1956, which was frequented by Hollywood stars. After the restaurant was closed, he retired and managed a residential building, then retired permanently in the mid-seventies. He was married three times and had a son. His works include The Iron Mask (1929), The Amateur Gentleman (1926), and Two Sisters from Boston (1946). He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA on December 23, 1982, at age 89.

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  • He appeared in 15 Best Picture Oscar-nominated films, and also appeared in three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture: Gone with the Wind (1939), Rebecca (1940), and Casablanca (1942).
  • He married Bernice Walcott Askin in 1922, and after their separation in divorce, he married Zella Sorensen Colligan (1940-1943), and she remained with him until her death. He them married Martha Ann Hartford (1948-1982), they had a child, and he remained with her until his death.
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  • Birth Name:
  • Gino Corrado Liserani
  • Birth Country:
  • Italy
  • Death Country:
  • US
  • Death City:
  • California

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