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Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Acting
20 May 1908
22 Nov 1995
Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Biography

Maria Cumani Quasimodo was an Italian actress and dancer. Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro. In 1937, she made her professional debut as a dancer, and shortly later she specialized in "poetic dance", a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic verses. She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960. In the meanwhile, Cumani Quasimodo started a double ...

Also Known As

Maria Clementina Cumani Quasimodo

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