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Piero Gherardi | |
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| Born | 20 November 1909 Poppi, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 8 June 1971 (aged 61) Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 1947–1971 |
Piero Gherardi (20 November 1909 – 8 June 1971) was an Italian costume designer, production designer and art director. He is best known to international audiences for his collaborations with directors Mario Monicelli and Federico Fellini. Gherardi has been nominated three times for both the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and the Academy Award for Best Production Design for his work on Fellini's films, and he won twice for creating the costumes for La dolce vita (1960) and 8½ (1963).
Born in Poppi, Tuscany, Gherardi studied to become an architect but went into the budding Italian film industry instead after World War II.[1] He began his artistic collaboration with Fellini during the production of I Vitelloni (1953); it all started when the director recognized Gherardi's talent for scouting locations and extras as well as his deep knowledge of the Lazio region. Gherardi then proved his designing skills with providing the sets and costumes for Fellini's Nights of Cabiria (1957).[2]
Gherardi died in Rome on 8 June 1971, at the age of 61.
- ^ "Piero Gherardi, 61, Winner of Oscars for Fellini Films". The New York Times. 9 June 1971.
- ^ Tullio Kezich, Federico Fellini: His Life and Work, New York: Faber and Faber, 2006, p. 177.