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- Died
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Osvaldo Valenti was born on February 17, 1906 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]. He was an actor and director, known for La maschera di Cesare Borgia (1941), La cena delle beffe (1942) and Passione (1940). He was married to Fanny Musso. He died on April 30, 1945 in Milan, Italy.
- SpouseFanny Musso
- An Italian actor who approached the fascism ideas, he was executed by partisans at the end of WWII alongside his companion Luisa Ferida.
- Portrayed by Luca Zingaretti in Wild Blood (2008).
- He was the longtime lover of Luisa Ferida. They had a son, Kim, who died 4 days after his birth. When they were executed, Luisa Ferida was expecting another child.
- Member of the infamous Decima Mas (Fascist military force) during the Salò Republic (1943-1945).
- The Italian actor Oswaldo Valenti began his film career with the German silent movie "Ungarische Rhapsodie" (1928), but with the rise of the sound he was no longer able to continue his work in Germany. Therefore he returned to Italy where he wrote his first name with a "v" again and he gained a foothold in Italy in the 30's.
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