Deaths in the 1950s

Alda Mangini

1914–1954 (age 40)

Campo Verano

Italian actress whose performances contributed to the cultural landscape of mid-twentieth-century Italian theater.

Alfredo Bambi

1877–1957 (age 80)

Campo Verano

Amelia Pincherle Rosselli

1870–1954 (age 84)

Campo Verano

Italian writer whose literary contributions shaped the intellectual and cultural discourse of her time.

Aristide Garbini

1890–1950 (age 60)

Campo Verano

Battista Bardanzellu

1885–1956 (age 71)

Campo Verano

Italian politician whose public service contributed to the governance and development of twentieth-century Italy.

Concetto Marchesi

1878–1957 (age 79)

Campo Verano

Corrado Racca

1889–1950 (age 61)

Campo Verano

Italian actor Corrado Racca (1889–1950) performed in theatre and film during Italy's golden age of cinema.

Pranciškus Būčys

1872–1951 (age 79)

Campo Verano

Dina Romano

1876–1952 (age 76)

Campo Verano

Italian stage actor Dina Romano (1876–1952) performed throughout a distinguished theatrical career.

Diomira Jacobini

1899–1959 (age 60)

Campo Verano

Ruggero Grieco

1893–1955 (age 62)

Campo Verano

Italian politician Ruggero Grieco (1893–1955) participated in his nation's political affairs.

Xenia Silberberg

1906–1952 (age 46)

Campo Verano

Dmitry Kuzmin-Karavayev

1886–1959 (age 73)

Campo Verano

Russian politician Dmitry Kuzmin-Karavayev (1886–1959) served during the early Soviet period.

Eugenio Giovannetti

1883–1951 (age 68)

Campo Verano

Edward Eber

1880–1953 (age 73)

Campo Verano

Architect Edward Eber (1880–1953) designed buildings during the early twentieth century.

Wojciech Turowski

1894–1959 (age 65)

Campo Verano

Ignacy Dubowski

1875–1953 (age 78)

Campo Verano

Catholic priest Ignacy Dubowski (1875–1953) served in religious ministry.

Yosyp Zaiachkivskyi

1889–1952 (age 63)

Campo Verano

Josaphat Skruten

1894–1951 (age 57)

Campo Verano

Historian Josaphat Skruten (1894–1951) conducted scholarly research and writing.

Fabio Massimo Scala

1876–1955 (age 79)

Campo Verano

Guido Morisi

1903–1951 (age 48)

Campo Verano

Italian actor Guido Morisi (1903–1951) performed in theatre and film.

Luigi Catoni

1893–1953 (age 60)

Campo Verano

Giovanni Ascanio Cicogna Mozzoni

1883–1951 (age 68)

Bisuschio

Italian composer Giovanni Ascanio Cicogna Mozzoni (1883–1951) created musical works.

Maria Winspeare Guicciardi

1878–1955 (age 77)

Bisuschio

Francesco Cicogna Mozzoni

1898–1958 (age 60)

Bisuschio

Francesco Cicogna Mozzoni (1898–1958) lived during the twentieth century.

Geo Davidson

1865–1956 (age 91)

Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno

Cesare Pavese

1908–1950 (age 42)

Santo Stefano Belbo

Cesare Pavese was an influential Italian writer, poet, and screenwriter whose modernist works explored themes of alienat...

Serse Coppi

1923–1951 (age 28)

Castellania Coppi

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster

1880–1954 (age 74)

Milan Cathedral

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster was an Italian Catholic bishop who served the Archdiocese of Milan with pastoral dedication.

Giancarlo Vallauri

1882–1957 (age 75)

Sant'Albano Stura

Milziade Magnini

1883–1951 (age 68)

Deruta

Milziade Magnini was an Italian physician who practiced medicine in Deruta, serving his community with professional dedi...

Marie Louise Adelaide Handley

1871–1955 (age 84)

Campo Verano

Giovanni Ciraolo

1873–1954 (age 81)

Campo Verano

Giovanni Ciraolo was an Italian politician who served during a transformative period in modern Italian history.

Virgilio Lazzari

1887–1953 (age 66)

Campo Verano

Matilde Festa

1890–1957 (age 67)

Campo Verano

Matilde Festa was an Italian painter who created visual art during the early twentieth century.

Lina Pasini-Vitale

1872–1959 (age 87)

Campo Verano

Raffaele Giacomelli

1878–1956 (age 78)

Campo Verano

Raffaele Giacomelli was an Italian military flight engineer who contributed to the development of aviation technology.

Johannes Dindinger

1881–1958 (age 77)

Campo Verano

Raffaella La Crociera

1940–1954 (age 14)

Campo Verano

Raffaella La Crociera was an Italian poet whose literary voice contributed to twentieth-century Italian culture.

Giovanni Bressan

1861–1950 (age 89)

Campo Verano

Maria Farneti

1877–1955 (age 78)

Forlì

Maria Farneti was an Italian opera singer who performed in the grand tradition of Italian vocal music.

Petar Dujam Munzani

1890–1951 (age 61)

Brindisi

Gaetano Orzali

1873–1954 (age 81)

Lucca

Gaetano Orzali was an Italian architect who designed buildings in Lucca during the late nineteenth and early twentieth c...

Marino Marini

1911–1959 (age 48)

Castiglione delle Stiviere

Achille Porta

1868–1953 (age 85)

Mirandola

Achille Porta was an Italian military officer who served in the armed forces during the late nineteenth and early twenti...

Guido Brignone

1886–1959 (age 73)

Campo Verano

Ludwig Curtius

1874–1954 (age 80)

Campo Santo Teutonico

German university teacher and classical archaeologist.

George Santayana

1863–1952 (age 89)

Campo Verano

Mario Cappello

1895–1954 (age 59)

Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno

Leah L'Estrange Malone

1886–1951 (age 65)

Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno