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Apr 21, 1996 · Luigi Pistilli was an Italian actor of stage, screen, and television. In theater, he was considered one of the country's best interpreters of Bertolt Brecht's plays in "The Threepenny Opera" and "St. Joan of the Stockyards".
Pistilli committed suicide in his home in Milan just before he was scheduled to appear in the final performance of Terence Rattigan's Tosca on 21 April 1996. [1] The program was panned by critics and audiences, and that might have contributed to Pistilli's state of mind.
Apr 21, 1996 · Biography. Luigi Pistilli (19 July 1929 – 21 April 1996) was an Italian actor of stage, screen, and television. Known For. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. For a Few Dollars More. A Bay of Blood. The Great Silence. Death Rides a Horse. Caliber 9. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key. The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire. Acting.
Following the celebration of a funeral mass at the Chiesetta di San Babila, his body was interred in the Cemetery of Cori Alto, near Latina, next to the remains of his mother and his son, Daniele, who predeceased him in 1989 at the age of 24. Was a prolific stage actor and director, considered one of Italy's finest interpreters of Bertolt Brecht.
- July 19, 1929
- April 21, 1996
Jul 19, 2014 · Pistilli committed suicide in his Milan home just before he was to appear in the final performance of Terence Rattigan's Tosca on April 21, 1996. The show had been harshly panned by critics and audiences and ultimately contributed to throw Pistilli into a deep depression.
Luigi Pistilli. Actor: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Luisi Pistilli's most notable stage successes were roles in "The Threepenny Opera", "St. Joan of the Stockyards" and a 1972 production, "Lulu".
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