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Born January 20, 1920 • Rimini • Italy
Died October 31, 1993 (aged 73) • Rome • Italy
Notable Works “8 1/2” • “Amarcord” • “City of Women” • “Fellini Satyricon” • “Intervista” • “Juliet of the Spirits” • “La Dolce Vita” • “Roma”
Notable Family Members spouse Giulietta Masina

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Federico Fellini
Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, and Aldo Silvani in costume stand together in a circus setting in a black-and-white scene from the film La Strada (1954).
Giulietta Masina as Cabiria stands outside a car under a neon sign reading night club in a nighttime scene from the 1957 film The Nights of Cabiria.
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La dolce vita
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in formal attire stand together in the water of the Trevi Fountain in a famous scene from La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini.
scene from 8 1 2
Scene from the film Amarcord directed by Federico Fellini, showing people in vintage bathing costumes on boats, with a woman in a white sailor outfit waving.
John Baxter and Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini stands holding a camera while Giulietta Masina, in character with drawn-on facial features, sits in the foreground holding an umbrella on the set of La Strada.
Federico Fellini lies on the floor aiming a camera at Giulietta Masina, who stands wrapped in a cloak and hat on the set of La Strada, with a ladder in the background.
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