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- Franco Indovina was born in 1932 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Giuochi particolari (1970), L'Avventura (1960) and La Notte (1961). He died on May 5, 1972 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
- Lived with Princess Soraya after they met on the set of The Three Faces (1965). They lived in Rome and their relationship ended with his death.
- Perished along with 114 other people aboard the Alitalia DC-8 (Flight 112) which crashed into Mount Longa at an altitude of 2000 feet (300 feet below the summit) while on a night-time approach to Palermo from Rome. This is to date the worst air crash in Italian aviation history.
- Father of actress Lorenza Indovina, who did a documentary in 2025 about Mount Longa tragedy and the missing father-daughter relationship (La verità migliore (2025)).
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