Gabriellino D'Annunzio

Born

April 10, 1886

Died

December 8, 1945

Biography

Gabriele Maria "Gabriellino" D'Annunzio (1886–1945) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. He adapted the 1921 film The Ship from a novel by his father. In 1924 the commercial failure of his epic Quo Vadis made him retire from filmmaking.