Giovanni Grimaldi (14 November 1917 – 25 February 2001) was an Italian screenwriter, journalist and film director. He was sometimes credited as Gianni Grimaldi.[1]
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Born | (1917-11-14)14 November 1917 |
Died | 25 February 2001(2001-02-25) (aged 84) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
Years active | 1952–1983 |
Born in Catania, Sicily, Grimaldi entered the cinema industry in 1952 as a screenwriter of a large number of often highly successful films, frequently working together with Bruno Corbucci.[2] Since 1964 he became a prolific director of comedy films, often working with Lando Buzzanca and with the couple Franco Franchi-Ciccio Ingrassia.[2]
Aside from films, Grimaldi was a journalist, a collaborator and even the director of several Italian humor magazines such as Trilussa, Candido and Marc'Aurelio.[2] He was also a radio author, a playwright and a television director. He was the father of the director and screenwriter Aldo Grimaldi.[2]
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