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Pino Lella is 91, and still lives on Lake Maggiore where he can see north to the Alps. Q: You’ve said that global bestselling author James Patterson, your co-author on the Private series, “gave you a master class in commercial fiction.”
May 9, 2017 · I was also blessed that Pino Lella, the hero, was still alive. I first went to Milan to hear his tale in late March 2006. I spent nearly three weeks with Pino, who was 79 at the time. We went all over northern Italy so I could see where many of the incidents he described had occurred.
Mar 31, 2018 · “We were lucky enough to be among the first to make it out into the open,” says Lella, now 91 years old and living once again in Milan. “Some people were killed.” The Lella boys began the walk home through a city with no electricity — its only illumination was the fires burning from the attack.
Oct 14, 2021 · A spy for the Allies and a participant in the underground railroad that protected Italy’s Jews during World War II, Giuseppe “Pino” Lella considered himself a coward until an American author persuaded him to share his story with the world. The war came to Giuseppe “Pino” Lella right as he watched Fred Astaire dance with Ginger Rogers.
Jun 13, 2018 · Sullivan lives in Bozeman and was astounded by Pino’s story, and astonished to find that he was still alive, living in Italy after many years in the U.S. Reluctant at first, Lella agreed to...
WW II freedom fighter Pino Lella. The war came to Giuseppe “Pino” Lella right as he watched Fred Astaire dance with Ginger Rogers. It was the summer of 1943 and Lella, then 17 years old, was sitting next his brother, Mimmo, at a movie theater in his native Milan watching the cinematic duo twirl across the screen. For a brief moment, the war ...
Jan 26, 2019 · It is based on the true story of a great Italian guy, Pino Lella, who played a part in the Allies’ success in northern Italy. Pino, who is now about 90 years old is an unsung hero of World War 2. ... I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed. ...
