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Sergio Leone was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter who is best known for his work in the Spaghetti Western genre. He is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, and his films are often cited as some of the greatest of all time. Leone was born in Rome, Italy, on January 3, 1929. He began his career as an assistant director in the 1950s, working on films such as The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) and The Colossus of Rhodes (1961). He then moved on to directing his own films, beginning with A Fistful of Dollars (1964). This film was the first of the "Dollars Trilogy," which also included For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). These films were highly successful and established Leone as a master of the Spaghetti Western genre. Leone went on to direct Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Duck, You Sucker (1971), and Once Upon a Time in America (1984). He also wrote and produced several films, including My Name is Nobody (1973) and The Great Silence (1968). Leone died of a heart attack on April 30, 1989, in Rome, Italy. He was 60 years old. At the time of his death, Sergio Leone had an estimated net worth of $20 million. He earned most of his wealth from his successful career as a film director, producer, and screenwriter.

Popular As The Father of Spaghetti Westerns, The Master of Adventure
Occupation assistant_director,writer,director
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 3 January 1929
Birthday 3 January
Birthplace Rome, Lazio, Italy
Date of death 30 April, 1989
Died Place Rome, Lazio, Italy
Nationality Italy

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Sergio Leone Height, Weight & Measurements

At 60 years old, Sergio Leone height is 5' 7" (1.7 m) .

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Height 5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Who Is Sergio Leone's Wife?

His wife is Carla Leone (1960 - 30 April 1989) ( his death) ( 3 children)

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Wife Carla Leone (1960 - 30 April 1989) ( his death) ( 3 children)
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Sergio Leone Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Sergio Leone worth at the age of 60 years old? Sergio Leone’s income source is mostly from being a successful Assistant Director. He is from Italy. We have estimated Sergio Leone's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)$350,000 + 60% of profits

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2004

Leone devised a western called A Place Only Mary Knows that he cowrote with Luca Morsella, and Fabio Toncelli. It is speculated to have been Leone's last western and was to have starred Mickey Rourke and Richard Gere as the two main leads. Set during the height of the American Civil War, the story focused on a Union drafter, Mike Kutcher from Georgia, whose job is to enroll men into the Union army. The other is Richard Burns, a Southern shady businessman transplanted to the North after a successful heist with his ex-lover and partner, Mary. Searching for the buried treasure left behind in an unmarked grave outside Atlanta in "A Place Only Mary Knows". Joined by a freed slave and an Italian immigrant, Francesco, who arrives via the port of Boston, they try desperately to avoid the battles of the ongoing war between the states.The film was to have been a homage to classic writers from literature such as - Edgar Lee Masters (Spoon River Anthology), Ambrose Bierce (An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge), Mark Twain (A Military Campaign that Failed), Stephen Crane (The Red Badge of Courage), and Margaret Mitchell (Gone with the Wind), of whose novel he had wanted to film a remake. Although the written treatment never got turned into a full screenplay, Leone's son Andrea had it published in a June 2004 issue of the Italian cinema magazine Ciak. It is unsure if the treatment's publication will ever lead to a full production in America or Italy.

1988

President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 45th Venice International Film Festival in 1988.

1987

In 1987, Leone contacted his old collaborators Sergio Donati and Fulvio Morsella, pitching an idea for a TV miniseries about a Colt revolver that passed from owner to owner throughout the Old West, similar to Winchester '73 (1950). Donati indicated that Leone was interested in a more revisionist take on the genre than his earlier works, wanting to show the Old West "like it really was." Leone abandoned this project in favor of A Place Only Mary Knows, though Donati wrote a treatment and the project remained in gestation for years after Leone's death.

1984

He didn't learn to speak English fluently until he was preparing Once Upon a Time in America (1984), having made 5 previously films with American actors by broken attempts at English (by Leone), Italian (by the actors) or French.

1980

He died at the age of 60 from a heart attack, which was most likely resulted from his eating habits. He had an infamous love for food and gained weight throughout his life until he was borderline obese in the 1980s.

1978

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival in 1978.

1972

He was asked to direct The Godfather (1972), but he turned it down in order to make Once Upon a Time in America (1984).

1971

He directed Duck You Sucker (1971) reluctantly, and turned down offers to direct The Godfather (1972) in favor of his dream project, which became Once Upon a Time in America (1984).

1968

When he made Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), his stylistic influence switched from the more frenetic pace of Hollywood westerns (which he put on hyper-drive for the "Dollars" trilogy with Clint Eastwood) to the slower, tenser style of Japanese samurai films, mainly those of Akira Kurosawa.

1966

Started many feuds with his collaborators - Sergio Donati, for not being credited for co-writing The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); Luciano Vincenzoni; and Tonino Valerii, whom he usurped on the set of My Name Is Nobody (1973) by directing many scenes of that film.

1965

The two sequels, For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), were shot on much higher budgets and were even more successful, though his masterpiece, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), in which Leone finally worked with Fonda and Bronson, was mutilated by Paramount Pictures and flopped at the U. S. box office.

1964

Although they did not work together until 1964, as children Leone and composer Ennio Morricone were classmates.

1961

His first solo feature, The Colossus of Rhodes (1961), was a routine Roman epic, but his second feature, A Fistful of Dollars (1964), a shameless remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961), caused a revolution. Although it wasn't the first spaghetti Western, it was far and away the most successful, and shot former T. V. cowboy Clint Eastwood to stardom (Leone wanted Henry Fonda or Charles Bronson but couldn't afford them).

1960

According to Frayling's biography of Leone, Something to Do with Death, he envisioned a contemporary adaptation of Cervantes' 17th century novel Don Quixote with Clint Eastwood in the title role and Eli Wallach as Sancho Panza. He had discussed doing the project throughout the 1960s-1970s, and he started seriously considering it towards the end of his life.

1950

Sergio Leone was virtually born into the cinema - he was the son of Roberto Roberti (A. K. A. Vincenzo Leone), one of Italy's cinema pioneers, and actress Bice Valerian. Leone entered films in his late teens, working as an assistant director to both Italian directors and U. S. directors working in Italy (usually making Biblical and Roman epics, much in vogue at the time). Towards the end of the 1950s he started writing screenplays, and began directing after taking over The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) in mid-shoot after its original director fell ill.

1945

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945- 1985". Pages 577-581. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.

1941

Was voted the 41st Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly, having directed only 11 films.

1939

Leone was an avid fan of Margaret Mitchell's novel and the film Gone with the Wind (1939). His relatives and close friends stated that he talked about filming a remake that was closer to the original novel, but it never advanced beyond discussions to any serious form of production.