Attilio Badodi (1880-1967) was a famous Milanese portrait photographer of the Belle Epoque. His studio became a point of reference for stage and film celebrities who wanted themselves to be portrayed, such as Lyda and Alda Borelli, Antonio Gandusio, and Armando Falconi.
Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino, no. 207. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard, no. 319. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard by G. Vettori, Bologna. Photo: Badodi. Sent by mail in 1921.
Lyda Borelli (1887-1959) was already an acclaimed stage actress before she became the first diva of the Italian silent cinema. The fascinating film star caused a craze among female fans called 'Borellismo'.
Italian postcard, no. 303. Photo: A. Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard, no. 304. Photo A. Badodi, Milano.
Alda Borelli (1879-1964) was an Italian stage and screen actress, who peaked on stage in the 1920s and also acted in a handful of silent films in the 1910s. She was the sister of Italian film diva Lyda Borelli.
Italian postcard by Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, no. 32. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard, no. 294. Photo: Badodi.
Antonio Gandusio (1873-1951) was an Italian stage and screen actor, who had a rich career in the 1930s and 1940s Italian cinema.
Italian postcard, no. 288. Photo: Badodi.
Italian postcard, no. 289. Photo: Badodi.
Armando Falconi (1871-1954) was an Italian stage and screen actor. Though he was foremost a theatre actor and comedian, he had a prolific career as a comedian in Italian cinema of the 1930s and early 1940s.
Attilio Badodi was born in Reggio Emilia, in 1880. He learned the techniques and tricks of the photographic trade from an uncle who was a photographer.
At the age of 22, he moved to Milan, wherein 1908 he opened a photo studio in Via Brera, 5. Quite soon he became a well-known studio photographer.
He was so enthusiastic about the world of art and the stage, that soon his studio became a point of reference for stage celebrities who wanted themselves to be portrayed, such as Lyda Borelli and her sister Alda Borelli, Antonio Gandusio, and Armando Falconi. Many of his actors' portraits circulated as postcards as well.
Then, all the famous actors and actresses and the people from the Milanese beau monde - aristocracy, artists, musicians, politicians - had themselves photographed in his studio
In 1922 Badodi participated in the Prima Esposizione Internazionale di Fotografia (First International Exhibition on Photography) in Turin and he was a reporter for Illustrazione Italiana, but he is most remembered for his portraits.
When in the 1960s the vogue for photo portraits was over, he quitted. Attilio Badodi passed away in 1967.
Italian postcard by Ed. A. Vettori, Bologna. Photo: Badodi, Milano. Prob. 1920s.
Emma Gramatica (1874-1965) was not only a ‘monstre sacré’ of the Italian stage but she also played many old ladies in the Italian sound cinema of the 1930s to the 1950s.
Italian postcard by Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, no. 913. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Nella Regini was not a film actress, but one of the most famous stars of the Italian operetta during the 1920s. She was the star in the operettas of Carlo Lombardo, 'king' of the Italian operetta in the late 1910s and 1920s. Examples are 'Scugnizza' (1922), 'Nel paese dei campanelli' (1923), 'Lunapark' (1924), and 'Primarosa' (1926). In the late 1920s, she had her own operetta company and performed in operettas such as 'Cri-Cri' ((1929) and 'Lo Zarevich' (1929).
Italian postcard, no. 186. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard, no. 504. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian actress Maria Melato (1885-1950) appeared in the theatre, on radio and in the cinema. Her films included Ritorno/Return (1914), Anna Karenina (1917) and Il volo degli aironi/The flight of the herons (1920). Unfortunately, all her films are considered lost.
Italian postcard. Photo: Badodi.
Angelo Musco (1872–1937) was an Italian stage and screen actor. He was known for his comic abilities as well as for his carefully drawn psychological portraits.
Italian postcard, no. 510. Photo Badodi, Milano.
Giovanni Grasso (1873-1930) was an Italian stage and screen actor. While he goes as the best Sicilian tragic actor and one of the best in Italy, he also had a limited but very important career in Italian silent cinema.
Italian postcard, no. 301. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Dina Galli (1877-1951) was a classic Italian comedienne who also performed in Italian silent and sound cinema.
Italian postcard by Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, no. 535. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Paola Borboni was one of the greatest stage actresses of Italy (1900-1995). She also played in many films. She was often heard on the radio and seen on television, but her true passion was the stage.
Italian postcard, no. 17. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Annibale Betrone (1883-1950) was an Italian film, stage, and radio actor.
Italian postcard by Edizioni A. Traldi, Milano, no. 2. Photo: A. Badodi, Milano.
Tullio Carminati (1895-1971) was an Italian stage and film actor with a longstanding career from the 1910s to the 1960s. He played in Italian, German, American, British, and French films and on Italian, American, and British stages.
Italian postcard, no. 57. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Ermete Zacconi (1857-1948) was a monstre sacré of the Italian theater. He also acted in various Italian silent and sound films.
Italian postcard. Photo: Badodi, Milano. Sent by mail in 1927.
Vera Vergani (1894-1989) was an Italian stage and film actress. She not only performed in the first stagings of Luigi Pirandello’s plays but in 1916-1921 she also knew a career as an actress in Italian silent cinema.
Italian postcard by Ed. Traldi, Milano, no. 583. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Anna Fougez (1894-1966) was a vaudeville star who shone on the Italian stage from the First World War to the mid-1920s. She also played in various Italian films.
Italian postcard, no. 759. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Nanda Primavera (1898-1995) was an Italian stage and screen actress and singer. Only in 1940, she made her film debut.
Source: internet.culturale.it (Italian - now defunct), Alinari (Italian), and Fotografia900 (Italian).
This post was last updated on 20 May 2020.
Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino, no. 207. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard, no. 319. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard by G. Vettori, Bologna. Photo: Badodi. Sent by mail in 1921.
Lyda Borelli (1887-1959) was already an acclaimed stage actress before she became the first diva of the Italian silent cinema. The fascinating film star caused a craze among female fans called 'Borellismo'.
Italian postcard, no. 303. Photo: A. Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard, no. 304. Photo A. Badodi, Milano.
Alda Borelli (1879-1964) was an Italian stage and screen actress, who peaked on stage in the 1920s and also acted in a handful of silent films in the 1910s. She was the sister of Italian film diva Lyda Borelli.
Italian postcard by Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, no. 32. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard, no. 294. Photo: Badodi.
Antonio Gandusio (1873-1951) was an Italian stage and screen actor, who had a rich career in the 1930s and 1940s Italian cinema.
Italian postcard, no. 288. Photo: Badodi.
Italian postcard, no. 289. Photo: Badodi.
Armando Falconi (1871-1954) was an Italian stage and screen actor. Though he was foremost a theatre actor and comedian, he had a prolific career as a comedian in Italian cinema of the 1930s and early 1940s.
His studio became a point of reference for stage celebrities
Attilio Badodi was born in Reggio Emilia, in 1880. He learned the techniques and tricks of the photographic trade from an uncle who was a photographer.
At the age of 22, he moved to Milan, wherein 1908 he opened a photo studio in Via Brera, 5. Quite soon he became a well-known studio photographer.
He was so enthusiastic about the world of art and the stage, that soon his studio became a point of reference for stage celebrities who wanted themselves to be portrayed, such as Lyda Borelli and her sister Alda Borelli, Antonio Gandusio, and Armando Falconi. Many of his actors' portraits circulated as postcards as well.
Then, all the famous actors and actresses and the people from the Milanese beau monde - aristocracy, artists, musicians, politicians - had themselves photographed in his studio
In 1922 Badodi participated in the Prima Esposizione Internazionale di Fotografia (First International Exhibition on Photography) in Turin and he was a reporter for Illustrazione Italiana, but he is most remembered for his portraits.
When in the 1960s the vogue for photo portraits was over, he quitted. Attilio Badodi passed away in 1967.
Italian postcard by Ed. A. Vettori, Bologna. Photo: Badodi, Milano. Prob. 1920s.
Emma Gramatica (1874-1965) was not only a ‘monstre sacré’ of the Italian stage but she also played many old ladies in the Italian sound cinema of the 1930s to the 1950s.
Italian postcard by Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, no. 913. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Nella Regini was not a film actress, but one of the most famous stars of the Italian operetta during the 1920s. She was the star in the operettas of Carlo Lombardo, 'king' of the Italian operetta in the late 1910s and 1920s. Examples are 'Scugnizza' (1922), 'Nel paese dei campanelli' (1923), 'Lunapark' (1924), and 'Primarosa' (1926). In the late 1920s, she had her own operetta company and performed in operettas such as 'Cri-Cri' ((1929) and 'Lo Zarevich' (1929).
Italian postcard, no. 186. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian postcard, no. 504. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Italian actress Maria Melato (1885-1950) appeared in the theatre, on radio and in the cinema. Her films included Ritorno/Return (1914), Anna Karenina (1917) and Il volo degli aironi/The flight of the herons (1920). Unfortunately, all her films are considered lost.
Italian postcard. Photo: Badodi.
Angelo Musco (1872–1937) was an Italian stage and screen actor. He was known for his comic abilities as well as for his carefully drawn psychological portraits.
Italian postcard, no. 510. Photo Badodi, Milano.
Giovanni Grasso (1873-1930) was an Italian stage and screen actor. While he goes as the best Sicilian tragic actor and one of the best in Italy, he also had a limited but very important career in Italian silent cinema.
Italian postcard, no. 301. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Dina Galli (1877-1951) was a classic Italian comedienne who also performed in Italian silent and sound cinema.
Italian postcard by Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, no. 535. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Paola Borboni was one of the greatest stage actresses of Italy (1900-1995). She also played in many films. She was often heard on the radio and seen on television, but her true passion was the stage.
Italian postcard, no. 17. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Annibale Betrone (1883-1950) was an Italian film, stage, and radio actor.
Italian postcard by Edizioni A. Traldi, Milano, no. 2. Photo: A. Badodi, Milano.
Tullio Carminati (1895-1971) was an Italian stage and film actor with a longstanding career from the 1910s to the 1960s. He played in Italian, German, American, British, and French films and on Italian, American, and British stages.
Italian postcard, no. 57. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Ermete Zacconi (1857-1948) was a monstre sacré of the Italian theater. He also acted in various Italian silent and sound films.
Italian postcard. Photo: Badodi, Milano. Sent by mail in 1927.
Vera Vergani (1894-1989) was an Italian stage and film actress. She not only performed in the first stagings of Luigi Pirandello’s plays but in 1916-1921 she also knew a career as an actress in Italian silent cinema.
Italian postcard by Ed. Traldi, Milano, no. 583. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Anna Fougez (1894-1966) was a vaudeville star who shone on the Italian stage from the First World War to the mid-1920s. She also played in various Italian films.
Italian postcard, no. 759. Photo: Badodi, Milano.
Nanda Primavera (1898-1995) was an Italian stage and screen actress and singer. Only in 1940, she made her film debut.
Source: internet.culturale.it (Italian - now defunct), Alinari (Italian), and Fotografia900 (Italian).
This post was last updated on 20 May 2020.
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