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Apr 6, 2007 · Filmmaker Luigi Comencini, who was one of Italy's greatest post-war directors, has died aged 90. In a statement, Rome's Mayor Walter Veltroni described him as: "A master, one of the great and...
Film-maker Luigi Comencini, one of the fathers of the popular comedy genre that marked the golden age of Italian postwar cinema, died on Friday aged 90, officials said.
Apr 8, 2007 · Luigi Comencini, regarded as one of Italy's foremost post-war directors, has died after a long illness. The ANSA news service reported the 90-year-old director passed away on Friday.
Luigi Comencini was born on 8 June 1916 in Salò, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Voltati Eugenio (1980), Everybody Go Home! (1960) and Bread, Love and Dreams (1953). He was married to Giulia Grifeo. He died on 6 April 2007 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Luigi Comencini, one of Italy's great postwar directors who was known as the "children's director" for his explorations of the world of children, has died, officials said Friday. He was 90.
OBITUARY NOTICE— See index for CA sketch: Born June 8, 1916, in Salo, Italy; died April 6, 2007. Film director and author. Considered by many the founding father of modern Italian comedies, Comencini was known for such films as Pane, amore e fantasia (1953) and Tutti a casa (1960).
Apr 6, 2007 · Luigi Comencini, one of Italy's great postwar directors who was known as the "children's director" for his explorations of the world of children, has died, officials said Friday. He was 90. Rome's
