Arrigo Petacco was born on August 7, 1929 in Castelnuovo Magra, Liguria, Italy. He was a writer, known for
Il prefetto di ferro (1977),
MANO NERA and
Claretta (1984). He was married to Lucetta De Martino. He died on April 3, 2018 in Portovenere, Liguria, Italy.