Luchino Visconti

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Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti 1972b.jpg
Visconti in 1972
Born
Luchino Visconti di Modrone

(1906-11-02)2 November 1906
Died17 March 1976(1976-03-17) (aged 69)
Occupation
Notable work
TitleConte di Lonate Pozzolo
RelativesEriprando Visconti (nephew)
FamilyVisconti di Modrone
HonoursOrdine Civile di Savoia BAR.svg Civil Order of Savoy

Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976), was an Italian theatre, opera and movie director, and screenwriter. He was best known for his movies The Leopard (1963) and Death in Venice (1971).

On 17 March 1976, Visconti died from a stroke in Rome, Italy. He was age 69.

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