Mario Bava

Mario Bava (July 31 1914-April 27 1980) was an Italian director and cinematographer remembered as one of the greatest names from the golden age of Italian horror movies.

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In 1960 he directed one of the first Italian gothic horror movies of the 1960s: La Maschera del demonio (Black Sunday) which made a star out of Barbara Steele. His use of light and dark in black and white movies is widely acclaimed. Likewise his use of colors in color films like: I Tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath) (1963) and La Frusta e il corpo (The Whip and The Body) (1963).

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His work has proved very influential: Bava directed what is called the first italian giallo movie Sei donne per l'assassino (Blood and Black Lace) (1964), and his 1965 sci-fi horror Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires) was a key influence on Alien (1979). Diabolik (1968) was one of the world's first comic book adaptations, while 1971's Reazione a catena (Bay of Blood) is considered to be one of the earliest slasher films.

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Mario Bava has a son, Lamberto Bava, who also achieved a movie-directing career.

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July 31: July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July....

1914: 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. (see link for calendar)...

1980: 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday....

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