Premise: Mario Sclaniza (1927–1993) - sometimes spelt Sclanizza - was an Italian actor and producer who worked in film and theatre for four decades, starting as a child actor in the 1940s mainly in films starred in by his father, Umberto Sclanizza. The patriarch of this prolific Italian acting dynasty often found roles for his children Mario and Scilla Sclanizza.
Hypothesis: Mario Sclaniza (1927–1993) - sometimes spelt. Sclanizza an Italian actor and producer who worked for decades in film and theatre. Starting as a child actor, before my husband was born, mainly in films starred in by his father, Umberto Sclanizza. The paterfamilias of this fertile Italian acting dynasty often found roles for his children.