Ugo Pirro, 1920 - 2008.

Italian scriptwriter Ugo Pirro, who co-wrote two Oscar-winning films, has died at the age of 87 in Rome....

Indagine Su Un Cittadino al Di Sopra Di Ogni Sospetto - or Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion won best foreign language film in 1971. And Giardino dei Finzi-Contini - or Garden of the Finzi-Continis - won the same Oscar in 1972.

The BBC.

Posted by dwhudson at January 18, 2008 10:51 AM