Piero Tellini

Piero Tellini (16 January 1917 – 22 June 1985) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.

Piero Tellini
Born	Piero Giuseppe Tellini 16 January 1917 (1917-01-16) Florence, Italy
Died	22 June 1985 (1985-06-23) (aged 68) Florence, Italy
Resting place	San Miniato al Monte, Florence, Italy
Occupation(s)	Film director, Screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Liliana Tellini, Joan Tellini
Children	Massimo, Marco, Donina, Elizabeth, Chiara

Born in Florence, the son of the soprano Ines Alfani(the Soprano Opera singer for 10 years with Arturo Toscanini), Tellini graduated at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and in 1938 he entered the cinema industry as an assistant director.[1] He later dedicated to the activity of screenwriter, contributing to the success of the Italian neorealism and notably collaborating with Luigi Zampa, Alberto Lattuada, Michelangelo Antonioni, Alessandro Blasetti and Eduardo De Filippo.[1]

In 1947 Tellini won the Nastro d'Argento for the script of Zampa's To Live in Peace, while in 1952 he was awarded the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Mario Monicelli's and Steno's Cops and Robbers.[1][2] Starting from 1954 he was also active as a film director.[1]

He was first married to actress Liliana Tellini,[1] with whom he had one child, Massimo.

In 1965, he married Jo Anne Bosshard (Spokane, 1 December 1931 - Everett, Washington, 1 November 2002). The two met in Spain, had one child, Chiara (born 1965), and lived between Whidbey Island and Italy for years.[3][4]