Danilo Donati

Costume designer. Born 6 April 1926 in Suzzara, Lombardy, Italy. Died 1 December 2001.

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Oscars2 won · 2 nominated

Born

6 April 1926, Suzzara, Lombardy, Italy

Died

1 December 2001

Active

1965–1997

Frequently works with

Alberto Grimaldi, Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Biography

Danilo Donati was an Italian costume designer and production designer. He was born on 6 April 1926 and died on 1 December 2001.

He worked frequently with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Franco Zeffirelli. His credits include costume design on Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Fellini's Casanova (1976), for both of which he won Academy Awards, and both costume and production design on Life Is Beautiful (1997).

Donati received numerous David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento awards, as well as BAFTA Awards.

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