Emerging from a Naples family where his father combined shipping work with satirical cartoons, he finished secondary school at Liceo Umberto I and studied law during the war while illustrating books and reporting for Radio Napoli. After the conflict he assisted Ettore Giannini on stage and Luchino Visconti on La Terra Trema and Senso, wrote scripts for Bellissima and Processo alla città, and co-di…
