Name: John Kitzmiller
Date of Birth: 4 December 1913 This first black person to win a best acting award at the Cannes Film Festival.
An American soldier, he took part in the liberation of Italy during World War II. He fell in love with the country, stayed there, and made much of his acting career there, playing Italian cinema's stock coloured man. Awarded the Victory Medal World War II. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II. John Kitzmiller movies (actor)User Comments |
