- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- The Latin Loner
- L'uomo col sigaro
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Pietro Germi was born on September 14, 1914 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for The Railroad Man (1956), Divorce Italian Style (1961) and The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966). He was married to Olga D'Aiello and Anna Bancio. He died on December 5, 1974 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- SpousesOlga D'Aiello(March 25, 1966 - ?) (separated, 3 children)Anna Bancio(1941 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenFrancesca GermiArmellina Germi
- ParentsGiovanni GermiArmellina Castiglioni
- RelativesCarolina Germi(Sibling)Gilda Germi(Sibling)Enrichetta Germi(Sibling)Martina Germi(Grandparent)
- Leading Italian neo-realist actor/director. Graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. Initially concerned with socio/political issues in post-war Italy, he also made a series of satirical films about the Mafia and Sicilian social customs. He lampooned Italian divorce laws in his most famous film, 'Divorce, Italian Style'.
- One of seven Italians to have been nominated for the Best Director Oscar. The others are Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Gillo Pontecorvo, Bernardo Bertolucci, Lina Wertmüller and Roberto Benigni.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 398-401. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
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