Visconti
Americannoun
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an Italian family that ruled Milan and Lombardy from 1277 to 1447.
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Gian Galeazzo 1351–1402, Milanese leader who conquered much of N Italy.
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Luchino 1906–76, Italian stage and film director.
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the ruling family of Milan from 1277 to 1447
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Luchino, real name Luchino Visconti de Modrone. 1906–76, Italian stage and film director, whose neorealist films include Ossessione (1942). His other films include The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1970), and The Innocents (1976)
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"Visconti wanted me brunette with long hair. Fellini wanted me blonde," Cardinale said.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who worked with directors Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville and Michelangelo Antonioni, has died at age 88.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
When Luchino Visconti first saw Alain Delon, he is said to have cried out, “It’s him!”
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024
Oakland manager Mark Kotsay was ejected in the fifth by first base umpire Jansen Visconti for arguing a check swing.
From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023
Such a pair were once sent with bulls to excommunicate Barnabas Visconti, but Barnabas only made them eat their bulls—parchment, ribbons, leaden seals and all.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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