Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 â€" 16 September 1954) was an Italian
actor of the silent era who appeared in more than 70 films between
1911 and 1929.Born in Naples, Gravina was an orchestra conductor in
his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, among the noted
vocalists he worked with were Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some
point he left music to become a character actor, sharing his reasons
for the career change with no one. As the owner of many theaters in
South America, Gravina was financially secure enough to retire from
motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.
actor of the silent era who appeared in more than 70 films between
1911 and 1929.Born in Naples, Gravina was an orchestra conductor in
his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, among the noted
vocalists he worked with were Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some
point he left music to become a character actor, sharing his reasons
for the career change with no one. As the owner of many theaters in
South America, Gravina was financially secure enough to retire from
motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.
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