Cesare Andrea Bixio (11 October 1896 – 5 March 1978) was an Italian

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. He was one of the most popular Italian songwriters of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Bixio was born in

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. His hits included Vivere; Mamma; Parlami d'amore, Mariù; La mia canzone al vento, and many others. The

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for many of his hits was Bixio Cherubini. Famous singers who performed Bixio's songs included Beniamino Gigli, Tito Schipa, Carlo Buti, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and

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. He died in

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in 1978, aged 81.

Selected filmography

* '' What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1932) * '' The Haller Case'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * '' The Phantom Gondola'' (1936) * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) * '' It Was I!'' (1937) * '' Abandon All Hope'' (1937) * '' To Live'' (1937) * '' Mother Song'' (1937) * '' They've Kidnapped a Man'' (1938) *'' The House of Shame'' (1938) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) * '' Who Are You?'' (1939) * '' In the Country Fell a Star'' (1939) * '' The Faceless Voice'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' The Knight of San Marco'' (1939) * '' Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (1940) * '' Music on the Run'' (1943) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * '' Eleven Men and a Ball'' (1948) * '' Tragic Serenade'' (1951) * '' Listen To My Song'' (1959)

References

* * Liana Cellerino, C.A. Bixio. ''Parlami d'amore Mariù'', Le Lettere, 2001, * Carlo e Franco Bixio, Sabina Ambrogi, ''MAMMA. Alle origini di uno stereotipo italiano'', Donzelli Editore, 2007, * Valerio Venturi, ''Cesare Andrea Bixio. L'attività musicale di Bixio per l'industria cinematografica (1920-1945)'', 2010, * Ettore De Mura, '' Enciclopedia della canzone napoletana'',

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