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Sergio Leone Biography

  • Birth Place: Rome, Italy
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/03/1929, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 04/30/1989
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter
Sergio Leone Fast Facts:
  • As a child, was a classmate of Ennio Morricone, who later composed scores for the director's gritty westerns, accompanying the violent graphics with operatic music.
  • His work in film production and as an assistant director eventually led to his first solo outing, The Colossus of Rhodes (1960).
  • Became an international sensation (along with leading man Clint Eastwood) with the first film of his Man With No Name trilogy, A Fistful of Dollars (1964), a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) fulfilled his longtime desire to work with Henry Fonda.
  • The 228-minute runtime of his final film, Once Upon a Time in America (1984), was slashed by the studio to 144 minutes for its release.
    Sergio Leone Relationships:
  • Andrea Leone - Daughter
  • Bice Valerian - Mother
  • Carla Leone - Wife
  • Francesca Leone - Daughter
  • Rafaella Leone - Daughter
  • Roberto Roberti - Father

  • Sergio Leone Awards:
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee

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