Nino Oxilia (13 November 1889 – 18 November 1917) was an Italian

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.Moliterno p. 258 His 1911 play '' Goodbye Youth'' was turned into several films. He also wrote the first lyrics for the song "

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" in 1909. He died in combat during the

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Selected filmography

* '' Blue Blood'' (1914) * ''

Rapsodia satanica ''Rapsodia Satanica'' is a 1915 Italian silent film directed by Nino Oxilia featuring Lyda Borelli in a female version of Faust based on poems by . Pietro Mascagni wrote his only film music for the film and conducted the first performance in Ju ...

'' (1915) * '' Flower of Evil'' (1915)

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino: ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1889 births 1917 deaths 20th-century Italian male writers 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian film directors Italian male screenwriters Italian military personnel killed in World War I {{Italy-bio-stub