Dino de laurentis biography

motion picture producer

Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer.

Before him are Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Pete Seeger, Nat King Cole, Iris Murdoch, and Donald J. Cram. Recipient Irving G. Thalberg Memorial award, Academy Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, 2001, David O. Selznick award, Producers Guild America, 2004. Son of Rosario Aurelio and Giuseppina (Salvatore) De Laurentiis. (formerly Federal Trade Commission/Film and television Company), since 1988.

He was born on August 8, 1919, in Torre Annunziata, in the province of Naples. He studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, Italy’s national film school, which helped him launch a career in film production.

Career Beginnings
De Laurentiis began his career in Italian cinema in the 1930s and 1940s, initially working as a producer on small-scale films.

Some of his notable projects include:

Serpico (1973)

Death Wish (1974)

King Kong (1976)

Flash Gordon (1980)

Dune (1984)

He was known for taking on ambitious and sometimes risky projects, blending artistic storytelling with commercial appeal.

Later Career
De Laurentiis continued producing films through the 1980s and 1990s, often focusing on adaptations and high-profile projects.

However, during this time, several notable films were released, including the James Bond parody "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die," the spaghetti western "Navajo Joe," the war drama "Anzio," and the comic book adaptations "Barbarella" and "Danger: Diabolik."

Moving to the United States

In the 1970s, De Laurentiis relocated to the United States, where he established a new film studio, "De Laurentiis Entertainment Group," in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Married Martha Schumacher, April 17, 1990.

Children: Carolyna, Dina.

Father:

Rosario Aurelio Laurentiis

Mother:

Giuseppina (Salvatore) De Laurentiis

Spouse:

Martha Schumacher

Spouse:

Silvana Mangano

child:

Carolyna Laurentiis

child:

Rafaella Laurentiis

child:

1981) Laurentiis

child:

Veronica Laurentiis

child:

Dina Laurentiis

child:

Francesca Laurentiis

child:

Frederico (deceased July 15 Laurentiis