Mario Bava | |
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 Bava in 1975 | |
| Born | 31 July 1914 |
| Died | 25 April 1980 (aged 65) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, cinematographer, special effects artist |
| Children | Lamberto Bava |
| Parent(s) | Eugenio Bava, Emma Bava |
Mario Bava (31 July 1914 – 25 April 1980) was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist. Born to sculptor, cinematographer and special effects pioneer Eugenio Bava, the younger Bava worked with his father at the Istituto Luce in 1932. Bava met his future a young woman Iole Sergio at this school and the two got married. After expecting their first child, Bava left work at the school and becam and became an assistant cameraman for Massimo Terzano. Mario Bava worked as a cameraman between 1939 and 1960.During this period he worked with several directors including Francesco De Robertis, Mario Costa, G. W. Pabst, Steno, Mario Monicelli, Robert Z. Leonard, Pietro Francisci and Riccardo Freda which led to Bava describing this point in his career as learning "what a director must do. and more importantly, what he must not do."[1]
- ^ Lucas 2013, p. 65.