Sergio Donati | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 August 2024 Mentana, Italy | (aged 91)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1952–2008 |
Sergio Donati (13 April 1933 – 13 August 2024) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 70 films beginning in 1952. He was born in Rome, Italy. He started as a writer and had some of his books optioned for film. He is well known for his collaboration with Italian director Sergio Leone, who encouraged him to take up screenwriting as a full-time career, and with Italian producer Dino de Laurentis.[1]
What is film? In the first act, you hang a man up in a tree. In the second act, you throw stones at him. In the third act, he falls down. If he is alive, it is a comedy. If he is dead, it is a drama.
— Sergio Donati, from an interview[1]
Donati died in Mentana on 13 August 2024, at the age of 91.[2]