Franco Silva
Dawn Addams and Franco Silva
in the film Mizar (1954)
Born
Francesco Vistarini

(1920-02-18)18 February 1920
Died10 November 1995(1995-11-10) (aged 75)
Livorno, Italy
OccupationActor
Children

Francesco Vistarini (18 February 1920 – 10 November 1995), known professionally as Franco Silva, was an Italian actor.

Born in Genoa, Silva moved in Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, from which he graduated in 1938;[1] the following year he made his film debut in Ho visto brillare le stelle. Silva was mainly active between the 1950s and the mid-1960s; he was also active on stage and on television.[1] Silva was the father of scriptwriter and novelist Carla Vistarini and actress Mita Medici.[1][2]

Partial filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi; Fabio Melelli; Mario Pecorari. Gli Attori - Vol.3. Gremese Editore.
  2. "Morto l'attore Franco Silva". La Stampa. 12 November 1995.


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