Giovanni Pastrone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giovanni Pastrone

Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1883

Place of Birth: Montechiaro d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1959

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

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco (13 September 1883 - 27 June 1959), was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician. Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d'Asti.
He worked during the era of the silent film and influenced many important directors in the international cinema, such as David Wark Griffith, in his Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916). He died in Turin on 27 June 1959.