Show II III Time One One Time Italian Filing Fi Film m I 1 JI J Star Living Penniless I ROME ITALY ITALY ITALY-An An unknown ma machinist r t- t 1 who skyrocketed to fame fameI I I as the male lead in the j I ning film The Bicycle Thief j I I was reported here to be penniless I I and with no early prospects ts of employment I According to a statement re released re-I re re- re released leased by CARE relief officials here Lamberto Maggiorani had been unemployed for more than 10 I I II months despite his time one-time screen fame His three children it was said usually go to bed with only I a glass of milk for supper Maggiorani whose fall from the peak of film stardom was as speedy as his ascent worked for 18 years in the Breda munitions plant near Rome In May 1948 Italian director director director tor Vittorio de Sica chose him for forr forthe the starring role in the much her her- heralded heralded heralded Bicycle icy Thief Tt Thi f. f i iI 1 I I t I I t- t When the picture was completed Maggiorani collected a a total of and returned to his machinist bench He was laid orf or last spring when 1 Breda dismissed nearly 65 per percent perc percent cent c nt of its employees I I fI cannot say the film cost me memy memy memy my job CARE quoted Maggiorani as saying but I do think that if I had not started with the movie perhaps after 18 years Breda would have kept me on Since the off lay-off he has had two temporary jobs jobs 15 15 days on a movie lot and a month and a half as a bricklayer at about 2 a day The escaped eviction from their three room low income housing project apartment at Christmas only because a visiting American gave them lire to make up a nine-month nine rent deficit CARE said |