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- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Ettore Scola was born on May 10, 1931 in Trevico, Campania, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for A Special Day (1977), The Family (1987) and Le Bal (1983). He was married to Gigliola Fantoni Scola. He died on January 19, 2016 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- SpouseGigliola Fantoni Scola (his death, 2 children)
- When he was only 16, he began ghostwriting for the comic actor known as Toto.
- Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Marcello Mastroianni in A Special Day (1977).
- Former law student.
- Began in films during the early 50's, writing comedies, often in conjunction with Ruggero Maccari.
- President of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988
- From childhood, history was a subject that fascinated me, and what I kept wondering was how everyday life might have been different, if Caesar or Mussolini had changed course. My sympathy always went to those millions who didn't participate in those choices, but had to follow them.
- Look, even if things go badly, in the end we're more important than the powerful ones, the people you don't see in my films. The flow of history lies with us.
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