Furio Scarpelli (December 16, 1919 – April 28, 2010), a screenwriter who wrote over 120 Italian movies, for instance The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, has died, aged 90.
Scarpelli died Wednesday, at his home in Rome, suffering from heart problems.
He was nominated for Academy Award for three films of his, Il Postino (1994), Casanova 70 (1965) and I Compagni (1963).
He well-known for his partnership with screenwriter Agenore Incrocci, known as Age, with whom he penned numerous comedies for such directors as Luigi Comencini, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli, Pietro Germi and Ettore Scola.
They two screenwriters are believed to be the creators of commedia dell’italiana (Italian style comedies) and wrote several films for the outstanding comic actor, called Toto.
They are famous for the screenplay of the spaghetti western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, starring Clint Eastwood.
Age and Scarpelli garnered awards from Italian film journalists for films including La Famiglia, I soliti ignoti and Signore & Signori.
Scarpelli’s recent film was Christine Cristina in 2009.
R.I.P. 
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