Dino De Laurentiis

Biography

Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (Italian: [ˈdiːno de lauˈrɛnti.is]; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer and businessman who held both Italian and American citizenship. Following a brief acting career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he moved into film production; alongside Carlo Ponti, he brought Italian cinema to the international scene in the post-World War II period. He produced or co-produced over 500 films, with 38 of his Hollywood films receiving Academy Award nominations. He was also the creator and operator of DDL Foodshow, a chain of Italian specialty foods stores. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dino De Laurentiis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ★Sitges Grand Honorary Award · 2002
• ★Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award · 2001
• ★Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1957
• ★David di Donatello — Best Producer
• ★David di Donatello — Best Film