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Franco Zeffirelli
Italian director and politician (1923-2019)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 12 February 1923
- Died
- 15 June 2019
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Rome
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Gian Franco
- Family name
- Corsi, Zeffirelli
- Field of work
- directing, film direction
- Occupation
- theatre director, film director, screenwriter, politician, film producer, actor, librettist, television producer, director, opera director, theatre designer
- Position held
- member of the Senate of the Italian Republic, member of the Senate of the Italian Republic
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Native language
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Awards
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, David di Donatello for Best Director, David di Donatello for Best Director, Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Christopher Award, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- birth name
- Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli
- cause of death
- disease
- described by source
- BEIC Digital Library
- documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- educated at
- University of Florence
- end of work period
- 1999
- has works in the collection
- Harvard Film Archive
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Italian
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
- member of political party
- Forza Italia, Christian Democracy
- name in native language
- Franco Zeffirelli
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Tony Award for Best Scenic Design, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
- number of children
- 2
- place of burial
- Cimitero delle Porte Sante
- pseudonym
- Franco Zeffirelli
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Franco Zeffirelli
- residence
- Rome
- start of work period
- 1950
- topic's main category
- Category:Franco Zeffirelli
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