Italy On This Day

Vibrant performer made more than 100 films Valentina Cortese in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1955 film Le Amiche (The Girlfriends) F...

Key figure in capture and execution of Mussolini Giuseppina Tuissi came from a strong anti-fascist background near Milan Giuseppina ...

Businessman amassed more than 2,500 pieces Giuseppe Panza collected more than 2,500 works of art between the 1950s and 1980s The art...

Multiple comic characters loved by generations  Benito Jacovitti Benito Jacovitti, who would become Italy's most famous cartooni...

Shakespeare adaptations made director a household name Franco Zeffirelli excelled in adapting classic plays and operas for the big screen ...