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Robert Alda
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26 February 1914 - 3 May 1986
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Robert Alda (Robert Alda) is a famous actor, famous for his diverse roles in movies and musicals on the Broadway stage. His real name is Giuseppe Giovanni Alfonso Roberto D'Abruzzo. Having become a famous actor, Robert Alda created a pseudonym for himself from the first syllables of his name Alfonso and the surname d’Abruzzo. His sons, who also devoted themselves to cinema, also used the pseudonym of their father. Robert Alda was born in 1914 in New York City. In 1930, the future celebrity graduated
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Robert Alda (Robert Alda) is a famous actor, famous for his diverse roles in movies and musicals on the Broadway stage. His real name is Giuseppe Giovanni Alfonso Roberto D'Abruzzo. Having become a famous actor, Robert Alda created a pseudonym for himself from the first syllables of his name Alfonso and the surname d’Abruzzo. His sons, who also devoted themselves to cinema, also used the pseudonym of their father.
Robert Alda was born in 1914 in New York City. In 1930, the future celebrity graduated from a prestigious high school, and, having won a talent competition, Robert Alda begins to play in vaudevilles and musicals as an actor, singer and dancer. In 1945, Robert Alda made his film debut in Rhapsody in Blue, but his passion for theater dominates everything else, and Robert Alda favors the stage. For many years, performances with the participation of a talented artist gather full halls and make him a real Broadway star.
In the early sixties, Robert Alda moved to Rome, where he successfully starred in Italian and French films, such as:
"Beautiful but dangerous" (1956) and The Tomb of the Pharaoh (1960). The actor can also be seen in American films:
"Imitation of life" (1959), The Devil's Hand (1962).
With the advent of television, Robert Alda began to play in television series. The most prominent was his work in
(1965-2009), which was on the screens for four decades, and “Boat of Love” (1977-1986).
Robert Alda was married twice. His first wife, Joan Brown, was a famous beauty queen, Miss New York. The marriage was short-lived, but, nevertheless, happy: the couple had a son Alan. With his second wife, Flora Martino, with whom Robert had a second son, Anthony, Alda lived to the end of his days. /