Dino De Laurentiis
Production•Born August 8, 1919•Died November 11, 2010 (age 91)•Torre Annunziata, Campania, Italy
Biography
Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (Italian: [ˈdiːno de lauˈrɛnti.is]; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer and businessman who held both Italian and American citizenship. Following a brief acting career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he moved into film production; alongside Carlo Ponti, he brought Italian cinema to the international scene in the post-World War II period. He produced or co-produced over 500 films, with 38 of his Hollywood films receiving Academy Award nominations. He was also the creator and operator of DDL Foodshow, a chain of Italian specialty foods stores. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dino De Laurentiis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentProduction
BirthdayAugust 8, 1919
Day of DeathNovember 11, 2010
Place of BirthTorre Annunziata, Campania, Italy
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