Angelo Rizzoli,

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(; 31 October 1889 – 24 September 1970) was an Italian publisher and film producer.

Early life

Rizzoli was born in Milan on 31 October 1889. Orphaned at a young age and raised in poverty, he rose to prosperity. He apprenticed in the printer trade and later became an entrepreneur in his twenties.

Career

In 1927, Rizzoli founded the company ''A. Rizzoli & Co.'' (later

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). In 1927 Rizzoli acquired '' Novella'' magazine, a bi-weekly primarily for women that reached a circulation of 130,000 copies, from ''

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'' an independent publisher who specialized in books and magazines. After his initial purchase, he added several new publications including '' Annabella'', ''

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'', '' Omnibus'', and ''Oggi e L'Europeo''. In 1949 he began publishing books including both classics and popular novels. He purchased ''Cartiera di Lama di Reno'' in 1954, the foundation for what would become an Italian publishing empire. His operations were moved in 1960 to a complex on Via Civitavecchia in Milan. He was amongst the first producers of daily newspapers within the relatively newly established nation of Italy. Active in film, he had control of the French company

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'' (1957). In 1964 Rizzoli opened the original Rizzoli International Bookstore in New York City at 712 Fifth Avenue, designed by architect Ferdinand Gottlieb. The bookstore was featured in various Hollywood films, most notably,

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. He also produced the controversial documentary film '' Africa Addio''. A museum about Rizzoli's life and career is located at Villa Arbusto within the guest house of that place, at Lacco Ameno. Within this are held 500 photographic-records or evidence of his activities taken on-set during production. The museum also holds the Pithekoussai Archaeological Museum.

Personal life

Rizzoli married Anna Marzorati with whom he had two children, Andrea and Giuseppina. Rizzoli died aged 81 years of age.

Selected filmography

* '' Red Roses'' (1940) * '' We're Dancing on the Rainbow'' (1952) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Madame du Barry'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

'' (1960) * '' All the Gold in the World'' (1961) * ''

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References

External links

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''Le Grandi Famiglie: I Rizzoli''
by Mariateresa Truncellito {{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzoli, Angelo 1889 births 1970 deaths Italian film producers Newspaper chain founders Angelo Film people from Milan David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Italian publishers (people) Italian book publishers (people) Italian magazine founders