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'''Salvator Gotta''' (or '''Salvatore Gotta''') (18 May 1887 – 7 June 1980) was an Italian writer. He was best known as a prolific novelist, but he was also a biographer, playwright, screenplay writer, and writer of children's books.
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==Life and work==
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'''Salvator Gotta''' (or '''Salvatore Gotta''') (18 May 1887 – 7 June 1980) was an Italian writer<ref name="jrank">http://www.jrank.org/literature/pages/16490/Salvatore-Gotta.html</ref>. He was best known as a prolific novelist, but he was also a biographer, playwright, screenplay writer, and writer of children's books.
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Gotta was born on the 18 May 1887 in [[Montalto Dora]], [[Piedmont]], Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutenow.com/features/birthdate1310.html |title=Celebrity Birth Date by First Name |publisher=AbsoluteNow |date= |access-date=2010-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717202451/http://www.absolutenow.com/features/birthdate1310.html |archive-date=2012-07-17 }}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Turin]], and his literary career started with the publication of ''Pia'' in 1912. Other novels followed, and in 1917 he started on the trilogy ''La saga dei Vela'', which was to become his best known work.{{cn|date=August 2022}} During the [[World War I|first world war]] he served in the [[Alpini]] Corps, and from this experience in 1926 he wrote the children's novel ''Il piccolo Alpino'' (''The little [[Alpini|Alpino]]''), which was very successful and inspired the 1986 Italian TV mini-series ''[[Mino (miniseries)|Mino]]''.


Gotta joined the [[National Fascist Party|Fascist party]] at an early stage, and in 1925 he wrote the words of the official Fascist anthem [[Giovinezza]] ("Youth").<ref name="digilander">{{cite web|url=http://digilander.libero.it/freetime1836/libri/libri18.htm |title=Bersaglieri: La storia è racconto attraverso i libri il picolo alpino |publisher=Digilander.libero.it |date=1940-12-03 |accessdate=2010-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://specialcollections.library.wisc.edu/exhibits/Fascism/Mussolini.html |title=Italian Life Under Fascism - Il Duce |publisher=Specialcollections.library.wisc.edu |date= |access-date=2010-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609231814/http://specialcollections.library.wisc.edu/exhibits/Fascism/Mussolini.html |archive-date=2010-06-09 }}</ref> He praised the fascists in several of his works, such as ''Mistica Patria'' (Mystic Country), of 1932.


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He wrote film screenplays and stage plays, such as ''Mille lire'' (1923) and ''La damigella di Bard'' (1936). He continued to write novels after the second world war, but his works from this period are now little remembered, and many of his works were allowed to go out of print because of his Fascist associations.<ref name="digilander"/> However, he had some popularity among teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s for his historical novels and a column he wrote in the magazine ''[[Topolino]]''.
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==Life and work==
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Gotta was born on the 18 May 1887 in [[Montalto Dora]], [[Piedmont]], Italy <ref>http://www.absolutenow.com/features/birthdate1310.html</ref>. He graduated from the [[University of Turin]], and his literary career started with the publication of ''Pia'' in 1912. Other novels followed, and in 1917 he started on the trilogy ''La saga dei Vela'', which was to become his best known work<ref name=jrank/>. During the first world war he served in the alps, and from this experience in 1926 he wrote the children's novel ''The Little Mountain'', which was very successful.

Gotta joined the [[National Fascist Party|Fascist party]] at an early stage, and in 1925 he wrote the words of the official Fascist anthem [[Giovinezza]] ("Youth"). He praised the fascists in several of his works, such as ''Mistica Patria'' (Mystic Country), of 1932.


Gotta was influenced by the realists, and by [[Antonio Fogazzaro]]. Gotta and Fogazzaro were both published by ''Baldini & Castoldi''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fondazionemondadori.it/censimento/lombardia2007/Schede_censite_1999/Scheda%20245%20BALDINI.doc |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-06 |archive-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722033332/http://fondazionemondadori.it/censimento/lombardia2007/Schede_censite_1999/Scheda%20245%20BALDINI.doc |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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He wrote film screenplays and stage plays, such as ''Mille lire'' (1923) and ''La damigella di Bard'' (1936). He continued to write novels after the second world war. His works from this period are now little remembered, though he was popular among teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s for his historical novels and a column he wrote in the magazine ''Topolino''.


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Gotta wrote his autobiography, ''L'almanacco di Gotta'' ("Gotta's Almanac"). He died on the 7 June 1980 at [[Rapallo]] in the [[province of Genoa]], [[Liguria]], Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutenow.com/features/deathdate375.html |title=Celebrity Death Date by First Name |publisher=AbsoluteNow |date= |access-date=2010-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728133408/http://www.absolutenow.com/features/deathdate375.html |archive-date=2012-07-28 }}</ref>
Gotta was influenced by the realists, and by [[Antonio Fogazzaro]].


==Selected filmography==
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Gotta wrote his autobiography, ''L'almanacco di Gotta'' ("Gotta's Almanac"). He died on the 7 June 1980 at [[Rapallo]] in the [[province of Genoa]], [[Liguria]], Italy <ref> http://www.absolutenow.com/features/deathdate375.html</ref>.
* ''[[Cavalry (1936 Italian film)|Cavalry]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Goodbye Youth (1940 film)|Goodbye Youth]]'' (1940)


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==External Links==
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331878/ Salvator Gotta on IMDb]
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Salvator Gotta
Born(1887-05-18)18 May 1887
Montalto Dora, Piedmont, Italy
Died7 June 1980(1980-06-07) (aged 93)
Rapallo, province of Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • playwright
  • screenplay writer
  • children's writer
LanguageItalian
Alma materUniversity of Turin

Salvator Gotta (or Salvatore Gotta) (18 May 1887 – 7 June 1980) was an Italian writer. He was best known as a prolific novelist, but he was also a biographer, playwright, screenplay writer, and writer of children's books.

Life and work

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Gotta was born on the 18 May 1887 in Montalto Dora, Piedmont, Italy.[1] He graduated from the University of Turin, and his literary career started with the publication of Pia in 1912. Other novels followed, and in 1917 he started on the trilogy La saga dei Vela, which was to become his best known work.[citation needed] During the first world war he served in the Alpini Corps, and from this experience in 1926 he wrote the children's novel Il piccolo Alpino (The little Alpino), which was very successful and inspired the 1986 Italian TV mini-series Mino.

Gotta joined the Fascist party at an early stage, and in 1925 he wrote the words of the official Fascist anthem Giovinezza ("Youth").[2][3] He praised the fascists in several of his works, such as Mistica Patria (Mystic Country), of 1932.

He wrote film screenplays and stage plays, such as Mille lire (1923) and La damigella di Bard (1936). He continued to write novels after the second world war, but his works from this period are now little remembered, and many of his works were allowed to go out of print because of his Fascist associations.[2] However, he had some popularity among teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s for his historical novels and a column he wrote in the magazine Topolino.

Gotta was influenced by the realists, and by Antonio Fogazzaro. Gotta and Fogazzaro were both published by Baldini & Castoldi.[4]

Gotta wrote his autobiography, L'almanacco di Gotta ("Gotta's Almanac"). He died on the 7 June 1980 at Rapallo in the province of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.[5]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Celebrity Birth Date by First Name". AbsoluteNow. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. ^ a b "Bersaglieri: La storia è racconto attraverso i libri il picolo alpino". Digilander.libero.it. 1940-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. ^ "Italian Life Under Fascism - Il Duce". Specialcollections.library.wisc.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Celebrity Death Date by First Name". AbsoluteNow. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
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