

Franco Zeffirelli
1923 — 2019 Age: 96 years oldinfo
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 version of Romeo and Juliet, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His 1967 version of The Taming of the Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown on Christmas and Easter in many countries.
A Grande Ufficiale OMRI of the Italian Republic since 1977, Zeffirelli also received an honorary British knighthood in 2004 when he was created a KBE. He was awarded the Premio Colosseo in 2009 by the city of Rome.
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Monday, February 12, 1923, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Saturday, June 15, 2019
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Works 65
1948
The Earth TremblesFirst Assistant Director
1951
BellissimaFirst Assistant Director
1954
SensoFirst Assistant Director
1967
The Taming of the ShrewScreenplay, Producer, and Director
1968
Romeo and JulietDirector and Screenplay
1972
Brother Sun, Sister MoonDirector and Screenplay
1979
The ChampDirector
1981
Endless LoveDirector
1982
La traviataProduction Design, Adaptation, and Director
1990
HamletDirector and Screenplay
1996
Jane EyreDirector and Screenplay
1999
Tea with MussoliniNovel and Director
2002
Callas ForeverScreenplay, Director, and Original Story
2014
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon FilmsSelf
2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsHimself
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