Person in history
Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi, Italian film director (born 1931)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2017 · October 19
Their story
Who they were
Biography Early life Umberto Lenzi was born on 6 August 1931 in Massa Marittima , a town of the province of Grosseto , Italy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Lenzi was a film enthusiast as early as grade school. [ 2 ] While studying law, Lenzi also created film fan clubs. [ 2 ] Lenzi eventually put off studying law and began pursuing the technical arts of filmmaking. [ 2 ] He graduated from Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1956 [ 3 ]
Umberto Lenzi was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist.
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October 19 2017.
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