Born in Florence, Italy. Wrote the story for PAISÀ / PAISAN (1946). Active in Italian films from the early 1950s until the late 1970s. Notable writing credits include ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI / ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (1960) and LE QUATTRO GIORNATE DI NAPOLI / THE FOUR DAYS OF NAPLES (1962).  Nominated for Writing (Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1964: LE QUATTRO GIORNATE DI NAPOLI (THE FOUR DAYS OF NAPLES) (w. Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa, Nanni Loy & Carlo Bernari) 1 nomination