Franco Zeffirelli

Birth Name:

Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli

Birth Date:

February 12, 1923

Birth Place:

Florence, Italy

Death Date:

June 15, 2019

Place of Death:

Rome, Italy

Age:

Cause of Death:

Pnuemonia

Cemetery Name:

Cimitero delle Porte Sante

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

Franco Zeffirelli was not only one of Italy’s most talented directors and designers in the theatrical arts, but was also involved with cinema and television for more than half a century. In any medium, he generally preferred a grand canvas. His work was dominated by adaptations of the classics and lush biographies or histories, told with flamboyance and sentimentality. He had an unerring eye for attractive stars of both sexes such that, whatever their weaknesses, his productions invariably looked good. Born in 1923 in Florence, Franco Zeffirelli rose to success after he was recognized for his amazing work of Romeo and Juliet (1968). This, along with his other acclaimed work, La Traviata (1983), secured him his first two Academy Award nominations. He is also known for The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and Tea with Mussolini (1999). Along with being an accomplished film director, he was also known for his opera productions. His production of Tosca (1964), with Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi, and Lucia di Lammermoor (1957) became prominently known around the world.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cimitero delle Porte Sante

34 Via delle Porte Sante

Florence, , 50125

Italy

Europe

Map:

Map of Cimitero Delle Porte Sante in Florence, Italy

Grave Location:

Piazzale Fontana, Zeffirelli Family Crypt

Grave Location Description

Enter the cemetery at 34 Via delle Porte Sante and take the stairs to the top to the entrance of the church. At the top of the stairs take a left and another left and walk down to the large brick and marble crypts that line the border of the cemetery. The Zeffirelli Family Crypt can be found in the corner of the Piazzale Fontana section.