Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor, considered one of the fathers of Spaghetti Westerns.[1]
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Duccio Tessari in 1984. | |
| Born | (1926-10-11)11 October 1926 Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| Died | 6 September 1994(1994-09-06) (aged 67) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter |
| Spouse | Lorella De Luca |
Born in Genoa, Tessari started in the fifties as documentarist and as screenwriter of peplum films. In 1964 he co-wrote Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, one year later he gained an impressive commercial success and launched the Giuliano Gemma's career with A Pistol for Ringo and its immediate sequel, The Return of Ringo.[1]
He later touched different genres and worked in RAI TV, directing some successful TV-series. He died of cancer in Rome, at 67.[2] He was married to actress Lorella De Luca.[1][2]
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