Franco Zeffirelli Overview:

Director, Franco Zeffirelli, was born Gianfranco Corsi on Feb 12, 1923 in Florence, Italy. As of December 2023, Franco Zeffirelli was 100 years old.

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Although Zeffirelli was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1968Best DirectorRomeo and Juliet (1968)N/ANominated
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Member of the Italian Parliament from 1994 to 2001 for the rightist party Forza Italia, led by Silvio Berlusconi.

For one scene in Romeo and Juliet (1968/I), Zeffirelli had to get special permission to show Olivia Hussey topless. Even so, Ms. Hussey was not allowed to attend the premier because of her age and the film's rating, even through the only bare breasts in the entire film were her own.

Received a Special 1962 Tony Award "for designs and direction of the Old Vic's 'Romeo and Juliet'." The following year, in 1963, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Scenic Designer for "The Lady of the Camellias."

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