Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli was an Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the commedia all'italiana. He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and received the Golden Lion for his career.
Rita Pavone is an Italian-Swiss ballad and rock singer and actress, who enjoyed success through the 1960s.
Gian Maria Volonté was an Italian actor and activist, remembered for his versatility as a performer, his outspoken left-wing leanings, and fiery temper on- and off-screen. He is perhaps most famous outside Italy for his roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and El Indio in Leone's For a Few Dollars More (1965), El Chuncho Munoz in Damiano Damiani's A Bullet for the General (1966) and Professor Brad Fletcher in Sergio Sollima's Face to Face (1967).
Luigi Ricci, was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. He was the elder brother of Federico Ricci, with whom he collaborated on several works. He was also a conductor.
Paolo Malatesta, also known as il Bello, was the third son of Malatesta da Verucchio, lord of Rimini. He is best known for the story of his affair with Francesca da Polenta, portrayed by Dante in a famous episode of his Inferno. He was the brother of Giovanni (Gianciotto) and Malatestino Malatesta.
Il giornalino della Domenica was ‘the prototype of the modern periodical for children in Italy’. The magazine which was a high-quality publication was published between 1906 and 1927.
Lello Voce is an Italian poet, writer, and journalist. He was among the founders of Gruppo 93 and of the six-monthly literary magazine Baldus. He lives and works in Treviso, Veneto.
Gianni De Luca was an Italian comic book artist, illustrator, painter and etcher.
Umberto Barbaro was an Italian film critic and essayist.
Brunello Rondi was an Italian screenwriter and film director, best known for his frequent script collaborations with Federico Fellini.
Igino Benvenuto Supino was an Italian painter, art critic, and historian.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 1964.
Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca is an Italian novel by Vamba.
Paolo Piffarerio was an Italian comics artist and animator.
Irene Brin was an Italian fashion journalist, writer and art dealer.
Renzo Calegari was an Italian comics artist.
Antonio Canale was an Italian comic writer and artist, also known under the pen name Tony Chan.
"Fortissimo" is a 1966 song brought to success by Rita Pavone. The music was composed by Bruno Canfora, while the lyrics were written by director and screenwriter Lina Wertmüller, at the time a close collaborator of Pavone, after having directed her in the television miniseries Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca and in the musicarello film Rita the Mosquito. The arrangements of the song are by Luis Bacalov.
Cimitero delle Porte Sante is a monumental cemetery in Florence located within the fortified bastion of the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte.
Luca Poma is an Italian journalist, university professor, writer, and political adviser, having served as an adviser to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata.
