Biography for
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Date of Birth

8 May 1906, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death

3 June 1977, Rome, Lazio, Italy (heart attack)

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse

Sonali Senroy DasGupta	(1957 - 1977) (his death) 1 child
Ingrid Bergman	(24 May 1950 - 7 November 1957) (divorced) 3 children
Marcella De Marchis	(1936 - 1950) (divorced) 2 children
Assia Noris	(1934 - 1936) (annulled)

Trivia

Born at 12:50pm-CET.

Father of Isabella Rossellini.

Brother of Renzo Rossellini.

Father of Renzo Rossellini.

Uncle of Franco Rossellini.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 959-971. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

President of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1977.

He and Ingrid Bergman made 6 movies together: The Greatest Love (1952), Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (1954), Fear (1954), Of Life and Love (1953), Stromboli (1950) and Journey to Italy (1954)

Is portrayed by Massimo Ghini in Celluloid (1995).

His children are: Renzo (b. August 24, 1941) and Marco (b. July 3, 1937 d. August 14, 1946 of peritonitis) with Marcella de Marchis; Renato Roberto Giusto Giuseppe "Robertino" "Robin" (b. February 2, 1950), Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna (b. June 18, 1952), and Isotta Ingrid Frieda Giuliana (b. June 18, 1952) with Ingrid Bergman; Gil (b. October 23, 1956 d. October 3, 2008 from a bacterial infection) and Raffaella (b. 1958) with Sonali Das Gupta.

His son Gil was originally named Arjun Das Gupta. His name was changed to Gil Rossellini after his father adopted him.

Invented a remote control zoom allowing himself to direct while moving in and out within frame.

Hardly ever worked with a fixed script.

Was good friends with Fellini, De Sica, and Visconti.

Personal Quotes

I do not want to make beautiful films, I want to make useful films.

I try to capture reality, nothing else.

Salary

Stromboli (1950)

$150,000