Cesco Baseggio

Francesco "Cesco" Baseggio (1897–1971) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He was born in Venice, and was identified with Venetian roles during his film career.[1] He appeared in a mixture of serious, dramatic films, as well as comedies such as The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday (1941). On the stage he frequently appeared in plays by Carlo Goldoni.

Cesco Baseggio
Baseggio in 1957
Born	Francesco Baseggio 13 April 1897 Venice, Veneto Italy
Died	22 January 1971 (aged 73) Catania, Sicily Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1935 - 1968 (film)

Selected filmography

• The Black Corsair (1937)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1938)
• The Widow (1939)
• The Carnival of Venice (1939)
• The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday (1941)
• Annabella's Adventure (1943)
• Men of the Mountain (1943)
• Measure for Measure (1943)
• The Ten Commandments (1945)
• The White Line (1950)
• Il vedovo allegro (1950)
• I Chose Love (1953)
• The Barber of Seville (1955)
• The Intruder (1956)
• Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1956)

References

1. Brunetta p.87

Bibliography

• Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.

External links

• Cesco Baseggio at IMDb