Biography
Piero Tellini (16 January 1917 – 22 June 1985) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.
Born in Florence, the son of the soprano Ines Alfani(the Soprano Opera singer for 10 years with Arturo Toscanini), Tellini graduated at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and in 1938 he entered the cinema industry as an assistant director. He later dedicated to the activity of screenwriter, contributing to the success of the Italian neorealism and notably collaborating with Luigi Zampa, Alberto Lattuada, Michelangelo Antonioni, Alessandro Blasetti and Eduardo De Filippo.In 1947 Tellini won the Nastro d'Argento for the script of Zampa's To Live in Peace, while in 1952 he was awarded the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Mario Monicelli's and Steno's Cops and Robbers. Starting from 1954 he was also active as a film director.He was first married to actress Liliana Tellini, with whom he had one child, Massimo.
In 1965, he married Jo Anne Bosshard (Spokane, 1 December 1931 - Everett, Washington, 1 November 2002). The two met in Spain, had one child, Chiara (born 1965), and lived between Whidbey Island and Italy for years.
Filmography
all 41
Movies 41
Writer 36
Director 3
Screenplay 2
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
Nel blu dipinto di blu (1959)
The Virtuous Bigamist (1956)
Donatella (1956)
Prima di sera (1954)
Dad Becomes Mom (1952)
Cops and Robbers (1951)
Filumena Marturano (1951)
Utopia (1951)
A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
Story of a Love Affair (1950)
The White Line (1950)
Side Street Story (1950)
Welcome Reverend! (1950)
Volcano (1950)
Children of Chance (1949)
La sposa non può attendere (1949)
Campane a martello (1949)
Woman Trouble (1948)
Angelina (1947)
Tombolo, paradiso nero (1947)
Flesh Will Surrender (1947)
To Live in Peace (1947)
The Bandit (1946)
Every Day Is Sunday (1946)
Uno tra la folla (1946)
Senza famiglia (1946)
Chi l'ha visto? (1945)
Il ventesimo duca (1945)
La signora è servita (1945)
Apparizione (1943)
The Peddler and the Lady (1943)
Document Z-3 (1943)
Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Quarta pagina (1942)
There's Room Up Ahead (1942)
If I Was Honest (1942)
Senza cielo (1940)
Capitan Fracassa (1940)
Il segreto inviolabile (1939)
Voglio vivere con Letizia (1937)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1917-01-16
Deathday1985-06-22 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceFlorence, Italy
Height
RelationshipsLiliana Tellini
SpouseJoan Tellini
MotherInes Alfani-Tellini
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsПьеро Теллини
AwardsBest Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)
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