Dario Argento

Director

Birthday September 7, 1940

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Rome, Italy

Age 83 years old

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About

Italian filmmaker of the horror subgenre known as giallo who directed 1977's influential horror film Suspiria.

Before Fame

He began working as a film critic for various magazines while still a high school student.

Trivia

He worked as a producer and contributed to the soundtrack for the classic 1978 zombie film Dawn of the Dead.

Family Life

His father was the film producer and executive Salvatore Argento.

Associated With

He and Bernardo Bertolucci collaborated on the story for the spaghetti western classic Once Upon a Time in the West.