Marcello Ciorciolini
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Marcello Ciorciolini | |
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| Born | 16 January 1922 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 5 September 2011 (aged 89) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Director |
Marcello Ciorciolini (16 January 1922 – 5 September 2011) was an Italian screenwriter, director, playwright, television and radio author and lyricist.
Born in Rome, Ciorciolini began his career in 1950 as a radio writer, often collaborating with Alberto Talegalli.[1] Shorty later he entered the cinema industry as a screenwriter, specializing in the comedy genre and also directing a number of films.[1][2]
As a lyricist he was the author of several hits, notably Mina's "Una zebra a pois" and "Ti guarderò nel cuore", the theme song of Mondo cane.[1] Between the 1970s and 1980s he was mainly active as an author of television variety shows.[1][2] On stage, he was active as an author of revues and comedy plays, and more sporadically of dramas.[1]
Ciorciolini was one of the favourite authors of the comic duo Franco and Ciccio, with whom he collaborated in television, cinema and even for some songs.[1][2]
