Nunzio Filogamo

Summary

Nunzio Filogamo (20 September 1902 – 24 January 2002) was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer.

Nunzio Filogamo
Filogamo between Marisa Allasio (left) and Fiorella Mari (right) at the Sanremo Music Festival 1957
Born(1902-02-20)20 February 1902
Palermo, Kingdom of Italy
Died24 January 2002(2002-01-24) (aged 99)
Occupation(s)television and radio presenter

Life and career edit

Born in Palermo, Filogamo moved to Turin at a young age, then he studied law at the Sorbonne University and at the Turin University, where he graduated.[1][2]

After working for two years as a lawyer, he started a career as a stage actor, entering the companies of Dina Galli and Irma and Emma Gramatica. In 1934 he debuted as a radio actor in the variety show I quattro moschettieri, which lasted four years and gave him a large popularity.[1][2]

After the outbreak of war, Filogamo was hired to host several variety events for soldiers and wounded people; later, he continued to work as a presenter of the shows reserved for the Allied forces which were held at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome.[2]

Filogamo's fame is mainly linked to the Sanremo Music Festival, of which he hosted five editions including the first ever.[1][2][3][4] During the second edition of the Festival he coined the famous slogan "Dear friends, near and far, good evening. Good evening wherever you are", which soon became his trademark.[1][2][3][4]

After hosting several television and radio programs, he retired in the 1970s.[1][2] During his career Filogamo was also an occasional film actor and a singer; among his best-known songs, "Tutto va bene madama la marchesa" and "Povero cagnolino pechinese".[1][2]

He died, at 99, in a retirement home in Rodello d' Alba, Province of Cuneo.[1][2]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1933 Non c'è bisogno di denaro
1935 Il serpente a sonagli Il maestro di balla
1937 The Countess of Parma Conte di Sebasta
1940 Ecco la radio!
1940 Una famiglia impossibile
1943 C'è sempre un ma!
1943 La vita torna Cortese, Il regista
1947 Les beaux jours du roi Murat Uncredited
1948 How I Lost the War Il venditore di cappelli
1949 Adam and Eve Il naufrago francese
1949 Il vedovo allegro
1949 How I Discovered America Il prete
1951 Miracolo a Viggiù
1951 The Two Sergeants
1951 Il microfono è vostro
1963 Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro '63
1964 La guerra dei topless

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roberto Rombi (25 January 2002). "Addio Nunzio Filogamo amico vicino e lontano". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Redazione (25 January 2002). "E' morto Nunzio Filogamo voce della Rai d'altri tempi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
  4. ^ a b Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.

External links edit

  • Nunzio Filogamo at IMDb