Giacinto Mondaini

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Giacinto Mondaini
Born(1903-07-06)6 July 1903
Milan, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy
Died11 August 1979(1979-08-11) (aged 76)
Kiens, South Tyrol, Italy
Other namesGiaci Mondaini
Occupations
  • Painter
  • humorist
  • cartoonist
  • illustrator
  • screenwriter
Spouse
Joséphine Lombardini
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(sep. 1945)​
ChildrenSandra
RelativesRaimondo Vianello (son-in-law)

Giacinto "Giaci" Mondaini (6 July 1903 – 11 August 1979) was an Italian painter, humorist, cartoonist, illustrator, and screenwriter.[1]

Biography

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Born in Milan in 1903, Giaci Mondaini began his career in the 1930s with his friend, the writer Giovannino Guareschi, at the humor magazine Bertoldo, whose editorial staff repeatedly clashed with the Fascist regime. At the same time, he contributed graphic designs to stamps, billboards, magazines, and comic strips. His daughter Sandra was often his model since she was a baby.[1][2][3] He was married to Giuseppina "Joséphine" Lombardini (1900–1985), an Argentine woman from whom he separated immediately after the Second World War, leaving the family.[1][4]

In 1935, he wrote with Cesare Zavattini the subject for the film I Will Give a Million.[3][5][6] After the 1950s, he produced paintings and humorous drawings.[3]

Mondaini died, probably of cardiac arrest, in a camping in Kiens, South Tyrol, on 11 August 1979.[1][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sartori, Adalberto. "Mondaini Giacinto - Giaci". Dizionario d'Arte Sartori (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. ^ Scardia, Giampaolo (27 September 2010). "La testa vuota della Mondaini". Altri Mondi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Buffa, Fabio (7 June 2025). "Giacinto Mondaini, maestro milanese dell'arte satirica e surrealistica". Milano Città Stato (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  4. ^ Grilli, Laura (12 August 2025). "Chi erano i genitori di Sandra Mondaini: 'Ho vissuto un'infanzia difficile'". Metropolitan Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  5. ^ Fortichiari, Valentina (1985). "Cesare Zavattini écrivain de cinéma. La respiration des images à naître". Recherches & travaux (in French). 29. Translated by Crinel, Paul: 27–31. Retrieved 15 October 2025 – via Persée.
  6. ^ Forgacs, David; Gundle, Stephen (January 2008). Mass Culture and Italian Society from Fascism to the Cold War. Farmington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253219480.
  7. ^ "Trovato morto in un campeggio il padre di Sandra Mondaini". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 12 August 1979.
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