Born: 7-Jul-1911
Birthplace: Cadegliano, Italy
Died: 1-Feb-2007
Location of death: Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay
Occupation: Composer

Nationality: Italy
Executive summary: The Saint of Bleecker Street

Boyfriend: Thomas Schippers (conductor)
Boyfriend: Samuel Barber (composer, cohabited 30 years)
Son: Francis (adopted)

    University: Verdi Conservatory, Milan
    University: Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA (1927-33)

    Pulitzer Prize for Music 1950 for The Consul
    Pulitzer Prize for Music 1955 for The Saint of Bleecker Street
    Kennedy Center Honor 1984
    Italian Ancestry

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    The Medium (5-Sep-1951)

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