Malcolm Sammarco, 90 of life and 70 theater

Gianna Sammarco has just turned 90 years, declaring with pride, and family members, with friends, a Gabriella Manfriani ed alla compagnia teatrale “Il Giglio”, di cui è Presidente Mario Altamura, have prepared for her, Everest Theatre at Florence, una grande serata per festeggiare i suoi 70 year career; will be a challenging program with clips of his warhorses, from "The Clizia" by Machiavelli, Acqua Cheta Novelli, for the ever-present "Firenze-Trespiano and vice versa" of Caglieri, "The quiet" and always Caglieri, lastly, "New Home…Vita nova "Gioli and Mayo.

“Il vernacolo fiorentino – spiega la Presidente della Commissione Cultura di Palazzo Vecchio, Maria Federica Giuliani - is the history of Florence and has always expressed the true nature of the Florentines, ironic but also a bit 'suspicious, always represent the beauty of our city ". Theatre as a full on big occasions, many flowers, emotion in the air and the embrace of the great City of Florence.

Gianna Sammarco was born in the Poggibonsi 25 may 1924.

After graduating in accountancy, enrolled at the Academy theater Luigi Rasi (1944- 1947), before moving in 1948 al C.U.T. ( University Theater Center), with which, after a series of shows at the Teatro Affratellamento, here it is addressing, with the regie of Brissone and Melani, some work; "Burying the Dead" I. Shaw, "Ulysses at dawn" Martinelli, "La tela di Penelope” di R. Socks.

In the summer of 1948 il C.U.T. si trasferisce al Teatro Romano di Fiesole .

In 1950 al Teatro dell’ENEL partecipa alle rappresentazioni del Teatro del Nô portato quell’anno in Italia dal regista Lorenzoni.

In those years of Sammarco began collaborating with the company of RAI headquarters in Florence, and in the years 1951 – 1952, participates in several shows.

Successivamente ottiene una scrittura come prima attrice giovane con la Compagnia Raffaello Niccoli, thus beginning his career in the theater Florentine vernacular.

The debut was at the Pergola Theatre with "old hen" of A. Novelli in the role of Gina.

This was followed by many other shows with the Society Niccoli, but the latter's death, Gianna Sammarco goes to the Society Fountains - Checchi another pillar of the Florentine Theatre, where he remained until 1968, when it will become part of the Theatre Company Oriuolo.

There are many successes achieved by Gianna Sammarco in those years, as there are many players in the Florentine theater in which she starred, with the equally famous actors who have made the theater Sammarco vernacular: Dory Cei, Wanda Pasquini, Cecconi cesarina, Giovanni Nannini, to name only the most well-known.

Parallelamente all’attività teatrale la carriera della Sammarco prosegue anche in altri settori dello spettacolo; in fact 1978 participates in the television drama "The Velia" from the novel by B. Cicognani, per la regia di M. Ferrero.

In the television movie follows soon: noted in theater from the group of Giancattivi (TO. Welcome, TO. Cenci, (F). Nuti), is called to participate in their first film, "West of Donald" directed by A. Welcome, which followed: "Madonna that silence there tonight" 1982, directed by M. Ponzi, “Caruso Pascoski” 1987 director of F. Nuti and "Women in skirts" 1991 always Nuti.

Despite the interruption movie theatrical activity always remains in first place, so in the 70s and 80s the Sammarco founded with M. Altemura la Compagnia “Il Bargello” che produce numerosi spettacoli.

In recent years, Gianna Sammarco works closely with the Society "Arts and Crafts" by G. Nannini, and with the company "Il Giglio" of M. Altemura e G. Manfriani.

Michael Lattanzi

By the number 35 – The Year of 15/10/2014