death_date death_place years_active birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
6 january 1949 rome , italy 1910-1947 salerno , italy 12 december 1886 gennaro_righelli . jpg gennaro righelli
 gennaro righelli film director , screenwriter
gennaro righelli

gennaro righelli -lrb- 12 december 1886 -- 6 january 1949 -rrb- was an italian film director , screenwriter and actor .
he directed more than 110 films in italy and germany between 1910 and 1947 .
in 1930 , he directed the first italian sound film , `` the song of love '' .
he was married to the film star maria jacobini who he frequently cast in his films .
