Sergio Leone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sergio Leone

Italian film director, screenwriter and producer

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1929

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1989

Profession: screenwriter, actor, composer, film director, film producer, film actor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sergio Leone (Italian: ['s?rd?o le'o?ne]; January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, credited as the inventor of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema.Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots.
His movies include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); and the Once Upon a Time films: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Duck, You Sucker! (1971) and Once Upon a Time in America (1984).