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Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

Directing
12 Feb 1923
15 Jun 2019
Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Biography

Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli KBE, Grande Ufficiale OMRI (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), commonly known as Franco Zeffirelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko dzeffiˈrɛlli]), was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics. He was also known for several of the movies he directed, especially the 1968 versio...

Also Known As

Gianfranco Corsi

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