Mario Lanza
Birth Name: Alfredo Arnold Cocozza
Date of Birth: January 31, 1921
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Death: 7 October, 1959
Place of Death: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Ethnicity: Italian
Mario Lanza was an American tenor and actor.
He was the son of Italian parents, Maria (Lanza), from Tocco da Casauria, Province of Pescara, Abruzzo, and Antonio Cocozza, from Filignano, Province of Isernia, Molise. Mario was married to Betty Hicks, until his death, with whom he had four children.
tag: Molisan and Abruzzese
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Son of Antonio Cocozza, from Filignano, Province of Isernia, Molise, Italy, and Maria Lanza, from Tocco da Casauria, Province of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy.