Armando Trovajoli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Armando Trovajoli

Italian composer

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 28-Feb-2013

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, musician, film score composer, jazz musician

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Armando Trovajoli (also Trovaioli, 2 September 1917 in Rome – 28 February 2013 in Rome) was an Italian film composer and pianist with over 300 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores for exploitation films of the Commedia all'italiana genre.
He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica on a number of projects, including one segment of Boccaccio '70.
Trovajoli was also the author of several Italian musicals: among them, Rugantino and Aggiungi un posto a tavola.Trovajoli was the widower of actress Pier Angeli.
He died in Rome at the age of 95 on 28 February 2013.