Franco Marazzi

Swiss director (1925–2014)

Franco Marazzi
Born
Franco Marazzi

(1925-11-04)4 November 1925
Lugano, Switzerland
Died21 September 2014(2014-09-21) (aged 88)
OccupationDirector

Franco Marazzi (4 November 1925 – 21 September 2014) was a Swiss director. He directed 9 films and shows in 7 years. He is mostly known for being the director in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956.[1]

Marazzi started his career as a reporter in 1954 in Zürich.[2] He first directed the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. In 1958, he was the creator of TSI.

Filmography

Film Type Year Directed
Eurovision Song Contest 1956 Show 1956
Eurovision Presents Pictures in the Sky Movie 1957
Revue Mosaik Movie 1959
Mike macht alles Mini-Series 1961–1963
Settenote Movie 1962
Trattoria Musicale Movie 1962
Reportagen mit jedermann Documentary 1963
Dinner for One Short 1963
Grüsse aus Zürich Movie 1963

References

  1. ^ "Lugano 1956". Eurovision Song Contest.
  2. ^ Quotidiano, Dal (22 September 2014). "Franco Marazzi died (in French)". RSI News.

External links

  • Franco Marazzi at IMDb
  • Franco Marazzi, in: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS)
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International
  • VIAF
National
  • Germany
Other
  • Historical Dictionary of Switzerland