Born in Italy. Musical director who entered American film with SHOW BOAT (1929, conductor: uncredited). Other feature credits include STREET GIRL, RIO RITA and THE VAGABOND LOVER (all 1929), LOVE COMES ALONG, DIXIANA and LEATHERNECKING (all 1930), RECKLESS, THE FLAME WITHIN and KING OF BURLESQUE (also score) (all 1935), SHOW BOAT (1936), A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS (1937), RADIO CITY REVELS and CAREFREE (both 1938) and THE STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE (1939).    Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Score) 1938: CAREFREE 1 nomination