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Sergio Leone (Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo leˈoːne]; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. [1] [2] He is widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema.
- 30 April 1989 (aged 60), Rome, Italy
- 1948–1989
2 days ago · Sergio Leone (born January 3, 1929, Rome, Italy —died April 30, 1989, Rome) was an Italian motion-picture director who was known primarily for his popularization of the “spaghetti western,” a subgenre of movies that were made in Italy but set in the 19th-century American West. The son of a film industry pioneer and an actress, Leone ...
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May 1, 1989 · Sergio Leone, the Italian director who revived western films in the 1960's and added distinction and style to a genre known as spaghetti westerns, died of a heart attack yesterday at his home in Rome.
Sergio Leone. Writer: Once Upon a Time in America. Sergio Leone was virtually born into the cinema - he was the son of Roberto Roberti (A.K.A. Vincenzo Leone), one of Italy's cinema pioneers, and actress Bice Valerian. Leone entered films in his late teens, working as an assistant director to both Italian directors and U.S. directors working in Italy (usually making Biblical and Roman epics ...
- January 3, 1929
- April 30, 1989
May 1, 1989 · May 1, 1989 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Director Sergio Leone, whose widely imitated films spawned the “spaghetti Western” genre and made Clint Eastwood an international celebrity, died of a ...
Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:59. Sad Hill Unearthed (2017) 3 Videos. 23 Photos. Sergio Leone was virtually born into the cinema - he was the son of Roberto Roberti (A.K.A. Vincenzo Leone), one of Italy's cinema pioneers, and actress Bice Valerian. Leone entered films in his late teens, working as an assistant director to ...
May 1, 1989 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. ROME -- Sergio Leone, 60, the critically acclaimed director of such stark and moody westerns as "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "A Fistful of Dollars," died at ...
