Piero Tellini(1917-1985)
- Writer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Born in Florence Italy to mother Inez Alfani-Tellini, the Soprano Opera
singer for 10 years with Arturo Toscanini. From his first wife his
children, Massimo, Marco, Donina, Elizabeth, reside in Italy. From his
second wife, Joan Tellini, his one daughter Chiara Tellini resides in
California. He and cousin Franco Zeffirelli, both began their career
under the tutelage of his mother Inez in the Opera. Italian
screenwriter Piero Tellini is best known for having penned two highly
regarded Italian neorealist films, Alberto Lattuada's The Bandit (1946)
and Luigi Zampa's Vivere en Pace (1946). He also penned the Palme
D'Or-winning script for Guardie e Ladri (1951). Tellini is a graduate
of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. One of the
projects most dear to Piero, Was Amercan Youth (Giovani In America), a
documentary about everything that made America "America", which was
produced by RAI TV and shown in 5 European countries. Unfortunately it
never aired in the United States.
