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Wertmüller

American  
[vert-myoo-ler] / ˈvɛrtˌmju lər /

noun

  1. Lina, 1928–2021, Italian film director and screenwriter.


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As I’ve suggested, we’re closer to “Gilligan’s Island” than to Lina Wertmüller, but that was a pretty good show.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Lina Wertmüller made Academy Awards history when she became the first female director nominee for the film “Seven Beauties,” died Thursday in Rome.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022

Dec. 9: Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller, the first Oscar-nominated female director, whose work tackled political and social issues, dies at 93.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Ms. Wertmüller adopted Maria Zulima Job, her husband’s child with another woman, shortly after Ms. Job’s birth in 1991.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

The plot, Ms. Wertmüller said, was inspired by the life story of one of the extras in “Mimi.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

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