into film photography his artistic background led him to a strong
Italian director Mario Bava was born on July 31, 1914 in the coastal
northern Italian town of Sanremo. His father,
Eugenio Bava (1886-1966), was a
cinematographer in the early days of the Italian film industry. Bava
was trained as a painter, and when he eventually followed his father
into film photography his artistic background led him to a strong
belief in the importance of visual composition in filmmaking.