- Arturo Ambrosio was born on December 3, 1870 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was a producer and director, known for Hamlet (1914), Cavalleria infernale (1906) and The Newspaper (1914). He died on March 25, 1960 in Pancalieri, Piedmont, Italy.
- Extremely prolific producer, regarded as "the father of the Italian film industry". A former optician with an interest in photographic equipment, he co-founded the first Italian motion picture studio in 1904, in Turin. He was invited by Tsar Nicholas II to create a Russian film industry in 1911. In 1912 he procured exclusive rights to filming the works of Gabriele D'Annunzio. Famous for Italian epic movies during the 1920s, which rivaled those of Hollywood.
- Father of Arturo Ambrosio Jr..
- Founded Società Anonima Ambrosio (1907-14), a production company, in Turin, Italy. Its US distribution arm was called the Ambrosio American Co.
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