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Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director, producer, and politician (d. 2019)

Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post–World War II era, gaining both acclaim and notoriety for his lavish stagings of classical works, as well as his film adaptations of the same. A member of the Forza Italia party, he served as the Senator for Catania between 1994 and 2001.

12 February 1923

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