Francesco Golisano, also known as Franco Golisano (5 April 1929 – 6 August 1990) was an Italian film actor.[1]

Francesco Golisano
Golisano in Miracle in Milan (1951)
Born5 April 1929
Died6 August 1990 (1990-08-07) (aged 61)
OccupationActor

He was an employee of the Post Office when film director Renato Castellani held auditions to appear in Under the Sun of Rome (1948). Golisano was chosen along with other young people of the street, and played the part of Geppa. This led to more work with filmmaker Giorgio Bianchi. In 1951, Golisano played his most famous role – the kind-hearted Totò in Vittorio De Sica's Miracle in Milan, which won the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. After Il romanzo della mia vita (1952) Golisano abandoned his acting career and retired to private life.[1]

Filmography

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  1. ^ a b Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Vol. 1. Roma: Gremese Editore. p. 293. ISBN 88-8440-213-1.
  2. ^ Blum, Daniel (1969). Screen World Vol. 4 1953. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-81-960259-6.
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