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   Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019) [1] 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 ...

   • Children: 2 (adopted)
   • Alma mater: Academy of Fine Arts of Florence

   • Years of service: 1942–1945
   • Service/branch: British Army

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   Franco Zeffirelli (1923-2019) was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was known for his adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Jesus of Nazareth and other classics.

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   • Death Date: June 15, 2019

   • Birth Date: February 12, 1923

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Franco Zeffirelli (born February 12, 1923, Florence, Italy—died June 15, 2019, Rome) was an Italian director, designer, and producer of opera, theatre, motion pictures, and television. He was particularly noted for the authentic details and grand scale of his opera productions and for his film adaptations of William Shakespeare.

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6. www.nytimes.com › music › franco-zeffirelliFranco Zeffirelli: The 9 Films and Operas That Defined a ...

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   Jun 15, 2019 · June 15, 2019. Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director known for his sumptuous films and stage productions, died on Saturday at 96. [Read the Times obituary.] The critics sometimes found his work ...

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   Jun 15, 2019 · Franco Zeffirelli was born in Florence on Feb. 12, 1923, a product of an extramarital affair. His father, Ottorino Corsi, was a respected wool and silk merchant but inveterate womanizer, and his ...

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   Who was Franco Zeffirelli?

   • Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director known for his sumptuous films and stage productions, died on Saturday at 96. [Read the Times obituary.] The critics sometimes found his work overstuffed, with more attention paid to décor than to human beings. But audiences ate it up for decades. Here are some of the highlights from an extravagant career:

   Franco Zeffirelli: The 9 Films and Operas That Defined a Director

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   Why did Zeffirelli go to Rome?

   • Zeffirelli attended the University of Florence to study architecture, but while there he became involved with the university’s theatre company. His studies were interrupted by Germany’s occupation of Italy; he became a Partisan and served as an interpreter for the Scots Guard. When the war was over, he went to Rome to pursue a career in theatre.

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   What is the Franco Zeffirelli Foundation?

   • The Franco Zeffirelli Foundation includes a museum that houses more than 250 works by the late director, including stage and costume drawings.

   Zeffirelli Foundation Slams ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Sexual ... - Variety

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   Who is Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli?

   • Zeffirelli was born Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli in the outskirts of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was born after an affair between Florentine Alaide Garosi, a fashion designer, and Ottorino Corsi, a wool and silk dealer from Vinci. Since both were married, Alaide was unable to use her surname or Corsi's for her child.

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   Franco Zeffirelli. Director: Romeo and Juliet. Franco Zeffirelli is an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian center-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics. He was known for several of the movies he directed, especially the 1968 version of Romeo and ...

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    Jun 15, 2019 · Director Franco Zeffirelli (centre) rehearsing with actors Natasha Pyne and Michael York for the film 'The Taming of the Shrew', 1967. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)