Angelo Rizzoli
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Cavaliere Angelo Rizzoli | |||||||||||||
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 Angelo Rizzoli, photo by Emilio Sommariva (1932) | |||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1889 | ||||||||||||
| Died | 24 September 1970 (aged 80) Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||
| Education | Martinitt | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Businessman | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 1911–1970 | ||||||||||||
| Known for | Founder of RCS MediaGroup and Cineriz | ||||||||||||
| Children | Andrea Alberto Anna Grazia Giuseppina Giuditta | ||||||||||||
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Angelo Rizzoli, OML (Italian pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo ritˈtsɔːli]; 31 October 1889 – 24 September 1970) was an Italian publisher and film producer.
Career
In 1927, Rizzoli founded the company A. Rizzoli & Co. (later RCS MediaGroup). In 1927, Rizzoli acquired Novella magazine, a bi-weekly primarily for women that reached a circulation of 130,000 copies,[1] from Mondadori, an independent publisher who specialized in books and magazines.[3] After his initial purchase, Rizzoli added several new publications, including Annabella, Bertoldo, Candido, Omnibus, and Oggi e L'Europeo.[2]
In 1949, he began publishing books, including both classics and popular novels. He purchased Cartiera di Lama di Reno in 1954, the foundation for what would become an Italian publishing empire.[4] His operations were moved in 1960 to a complex on Via Civitavecchia in Milan.
Rizzoli was among the first producers of daily newspapers within the relatively newly established nation[5][6] of Italy.[3]
Active in film, he had control of the French company Francinex, with which he co-produced Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and 8½ (1963), as well as French films such as Une Parisienne (1957). In 1964, Rizzoli opened the original Rizzoli International Bookstore[7] in New York City at 712 Fifth Avenue, designed by architect Ferdinand Gottlieb. The bookstore was featured in various Hollywood films, most notably, Woody Allen's Manhattan and Falling in Love, with Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. He also produced the controversial documentary film Africa Addio.
A museum about Rizzoli's life and career is located at Villa Arbusto within the guest house of that place,[8] at Lacco Ameno. Within this are held 500 photographic records or evidence of his activities taken on-set during production. The museum also holds the Pithekoussai[9] Archaeological Museum.[4]
Personal life
Rizzoli married Anna Marzorati, with whom he had two children, Andrea and Giuseppina. Rizzoli died aged 81 years of age.
