Alfred Rode | |
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Born | Alfred Spedaliere 4 June 1905 Torre del Greco, Campania, Italy |
Died | 22 July 1979 Lisieux, Calvados, France | (aged 74)
Occupation(s) | Director, actor, musician |
Years active | 1931–1962 (film) |
Alfred Rode (born Alfred Spedaliere; 4 June 1905 – 22 July 1979) was an Italian-born French composer, musician, actor and film director. He was born in Torre del Greco. In 1936 Rode appeared in the British film Gypsy Melody alongside Lupe Vélez, which was a remake of his own 1935 film Juanita.[1] Rode was married to the French actress Claudine Dupuis from 1951.