Gianfranco Mingozzi
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 5, 1931
Day of Death: October 7, 2009 (79 years old)
Place of Birth: San Pietro Capofiume, Molinella, Bologna, Italy
Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1958. After being assistant of Federico Fellini, René Clément, Philippe de Broca and Gianni Franciolini, in 1962 he debuted as a screenwriter for La vita provvisoria, and then made his directorial debut with "La vedova bianca", a segment of the anthology film Le italiane e l'amore. He was also a critically acclaimed documentarist.
