- Donna Leon was born on September 28, 1942 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She is a writer and director, known for A World of Wonders (2007), Land & Sea (1965) and Donna Leon (2000).
- She has lived in Venice, Italy for over 20 years. After teaching English Literature, she started writing bestselling crime novels.
- Although her crime novels are all situated in the Venice area, she didn't want her books to be published in Italy.
- Interested in operas, especially by George Frideric Handel.
- Creator of the Commissario Guido Brunetti series of crime novels, Toni Sepeda offers guided walking tours of Venice based on their book "Brunetti's Venice: Walks with the City's Best-Loved Detective".
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