Mario Amendola

Mario Amendola
Born	Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (1910-12-08)8 December 1910 Recco, Kingdom of Italy
Died	22 December 1993(1993-12-22) (aged 83) Rome, Italy
Occupations	Screenwriter film director
Years active	1931–1987
Relatives	Ferruccio Amendola (nephew) Claudio Amendola (great-nephew) Alessia Amendola (great-great-niece)

Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist.

Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975.^[1] Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.^[2]

Amendola died on December 12, 1993,^[3] from complications from diabetes.^{[citation needed]}

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