Maria Cumani Quasimodo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Italian actor and poet

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1908

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1995

Profession: actor, writer, poet, ballet dancer, stage actor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Maria Cumani Quasimodo (7 January 1908 - 22 November 1995) 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 career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress.
Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, L'arte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo.