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Nanni Loy
Directing
Born October 23, 1925 · Cagliari, Italy
Died August 21, 1995
Also known as Gianni Loy · Giovanni Loi · Нанни Лой
Biography
Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solinas. Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia: his father was Guglielmo Loy-Donà, a lawyer issue from a distinguished Sardinian-Venetian family, and his mother was the noblewoman Donna Anna Sanjust of the Marquesses of Neoneli. Rosetta Loy, an Italian novelist, is his sister-in-law.
Awards & recognition
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Screenplay
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Subject
- Nastro d'Argento — the director of the best film
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1964 · nominated
