Ferdinando Maria Poggioli

Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Born	(1897-12-15)15 December 1897 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died	2 February 1945(1945-02-02) (aged 47) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupation(s)	Director Editor Screenwriter
Years active	1930-1944

Ferdinando Maria Poggioli (15 December 1897 – 2 February 1945) was an Italian screenwriter, film editor and director. He directed fifteen films including the 1940 melodrama Goodbye Youth. He had previously worked as assistant director on a number of films during the 1930s. He committed suicide in 1945.

Selected filmography

Director

• Bayonet (1936)
• Wealth Without a Future (1939)
• Goodbye Youth (1940)
• Jealousy (1942)
• Yes, Madam (1942)
• The Taming of the Shrew (1942)
• The Materassi Sisters (1944)
• The Priest's Hat (1944)

Editor

• The Blue Fleet (1932)
• The Joker King (1935)
• King of Diamonds (1936)
• Tomb of the Angels (1937)
• Princess Tarakanova (1938)
• Tonight at Eleven (1938)
• Diamonds (1939)

Bibliography

• Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghan Books, 2013.
• Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

• Ferdinando Maria Poggioli at IMDb