Sergio Leone (born January 3 1929 in Rome, Italy) was an film Italian director, producer, and screenwriter. He is recognized as the creator of the "Spaghetti Western" film genre. A few of his more popular, well known films includes the Dollars Trilogy, A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966). Western drama, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), and the epic crime drama Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Leone's film-making style includes extreme close-up shots with lenghty long shots.
Despite having numerous highly regarded films in his career, Leone has never won a major cinematic reward, and has only been nominated for a Golden Globe award for his last film, Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
While filming his World War II film Siege of Leningrad; Leone (60), died of a heart attack on April 30, 1989. Three years after his death, Dollar's Trilogy star Clint Eastwood whom he once had a falling out with, and later reconciled, won two Oscars for his film Unforgiven (Best Director, Best Picture). He dedicated both the film, and awards to Leone.
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