Luciano Salce | |
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Born | Rome, Italy | 25 September 1922
Died | 17 December 1989 Rome, Italy | (aged 67)
Other names | Pilantra |
Occupation(s) | Film director, actor, lyricist, comedian, film producer |
Years active | 1961–1988 |
Style | Comedies, Comedy drama, Epic movies |
Spouse | Diletta D'Andrea |
Children | 1 |
Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, television host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[1]
As a writer of pop music, he used the pseudonym Pilantra. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany. He later worked for several years in Brazil.[citation needed]