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Mirko Ellis
Ellis in Cineguida magazine, 1953
Born(1923-09-04)4 September 1923
Died11 September 2014(2014-09-11) (aged 91)
Occupationactor
Years active1946-1981

Mirko Ellis (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor. [1]

Born Mirko Korcinsky in Locarno to a family of Lithuanian origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut in 1946, in a critically acclaimed role in Aldo Vergano's neorealist drama The Sun Still Rises. [1] One year later, he debuted on stage in the theatrical company of Maria Melato. [1] He later alternated important roles and character roles, in genre films and television productions. [1] Ellis was married to fellow actress Esther Maring, with whom he lived in Alghero, Sardinia. [1] [2]

On 11 September 2014, Ellis fell from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment and died. [2] Police believe his death was a suicide. [2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (19 October 2006). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese. ISBN  8884404258.
  2. ^ a b c "91enne cade dal 4° piano e muore: ennesima tragedia ad Alghero". Alghero Eco (in Italian). 11 September 2014. ISSN  2532-618X. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mirko Ellis
Ellis in Cineguida magazine, 1953
Born(1923-09-04)4 September 1923
Died11 September 2014(2014-09-11) (aged 91)
Occupationactor
Years active1946-1981

Mirko Ellis (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor. [1]

Born Mirko Korcinsky in Locarno to a family of Lithuanian origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut in 1946, in a critically acclaimed role in Aldo Vergano's neorealist drama The Sun Still Rises. [1] One year later, he debuted on stage in the theatrical company of Maria Melato. [1] He later alternated important roles and character roles, in genre films and television productions. [1] Ellis was married to fellow actress Esther Maring, with whom he lived in Alghero, Sardinia. [1] [2]

On 11 September 2014, Ellis fell from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment and died. [2] Police believe his death was a suicide. [2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (19 October 2006). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese. ISBN  8884404258.
  2. ^ a b c "91enne cade dal 4° piano e muore: ennesima tragedia ad Alghero". Alghero Eco (in Italian). 11 September 2014. ISSN  2532-618X. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

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