Cesare Danova (March 1, 1926 - March 19, 1992) Born Cesare Deitinger in Bergamo, Italy, Danova is a television and screen actor. He adopted the stage name Danova when he turned to acting in Rome at the end of World War II. He migrated to the United states in the 1950's to make the film Don Giovanni (Don Juan) in 1955. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Bergamo is a town in Lombardy, Italy, about 40km northeast of Milan. ... A stage name, or a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers (such as actors, comedians, musicians, and clowns). ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict...

He tested for a part in Ben Hur, but his big break was the role of Apollodorus, Cleopatra's personal servant in the 1963 film, Cleopatra directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison. While the orignal script called for a major role for Danova, who was to form a trio of Cleopatra's lovers alongside Harrison's Caesar and Burton's Marc Antony. Though a number of scenes featuring Taylor and Danova were shot, the script was revised and the role truncated as the Burton-Taylor affair drove tabloid headlines. What remains is little more than a cameo. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (February 11, 1909–February 5, 1993) was a Polish-American Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer. ...

In 1967, Danova had a another break with the TV series, Garrison's Gorillas, in which he played the role of Actor. Clearly inspired by the hit film, The Dirty Dozen and the hit TV series Mission: Impossible, the series had an ensemble cast but, unfortunately, only ran for 26 episodes. The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich from the novel by E.M. Nathanson. ... Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ...

Two of his best roles were as the neighborhood mafia Don, Giovanni Cappa, in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) and as the cuckolded town mayor, Carmine DePasto, in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). Mean Streets (1973) is an early Martin Scorsese film starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Danova was an expert horseman and avid polo player as well as an excellent archer. He died of a heart attack at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters in Los Angeles while attending a meeting of the Foreign Language Film committee. Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ...

Danova was married twice and had two sons by his first wife, Pamela.

Trivia

Danova is a cousin of American poet, editor, publisher and translator Frank Judge and Italian artist Sergio Deitinger, who lives in Rome and paints under the name DeiTinger. The poets listed below were either born in the United States or else published much of their poetry while living in that country. ... Frank Judge (1946-) American poet, editor & publisher, translator. ...

External links

• Cesare Danova at the Internet Movie Database