G.R. Aldo

G.R. Aldo

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1905 in Scorzè, Veneto, Italy. Died 14 November 1953.

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Born
1 January 1905, Scorzè, Veneto, Italy
Died
14 November 1953

Biography

G.R. Aldo, also credited as Aldo Graziati or Aldo Rossano Graziati, was an Italian cinematographer. He began his career in France as an actor before working as a still photographer for nearly two decades and progressing to assistant cameraman and camera operator.

His first feature as cinematographer was La Terra Trema (1948) for Luchino Visconti. He subsequently worked with Vittorio De Sica on Miracle in Milan (1951), Umberto D. (1952) and Stazione Termini (1953), and with Orson Welles on Othello (1951). He died in a car accident in November 1953 while shooting Visconti's Senso (1954).

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, G.R. Aldo is known for Miracle in Milan (1951), Senso (1954), Othello (1951), La Terra Trema (1949) and Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953).