Romano Mussolini | |
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Born | Romano Bruno Mussolini 26 September 1927 |
Died | 3 February 2006
Rome, Italy | (aged 78)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | jazz pianist, painter and film producer |
Years active | 1945–2006 |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Spouses | |
Children | 3, including Alessandra and Rachele |
Parent(s) |
Benito Mussolini Rachele Mussolini |
Relatives | Sophia Loren (sister-in-law) |
Romano Bruno Mussolini (26 September 1927 – 3 February 2006) was an Italian jazz pianist, painter, and film producer. [1] He was the fourth child and youngest son of Benito Mussolini.
Romano Mussolini was a native of Villa Carpena, Forlì ( Emilia-Romagna), Romano Mussolini studied music as a child, playing classical pieces with his father on the violin. After World War II, he started playing jazz under the assumed name "Romano Full". [2]
His playing style has been described as "like a slightly melancholic Oscar Peterson. Occasionally inspired, he was always efficient; he made the refrains run on time." [3]
In 1962, Mussolini married Maria Scicolone, the younger sister of actress Sophia Loren. They had two daughters, Alessandra and her younger sister Elisabetta. Alessandra led a small Italian far-right party often described as neofascist, Alternativa Sociale. Romano Mussolini composed the party's official anthem, "The Pride of Being Italian". [3]
With his second wife, the actress Carla M. Puccini, he had a third daughter, Rachele Mussolini, named after his mother Rachele Mussolini. The younger Rachele has served as a member of the city council of Rome. [4]
Mussolini was very reserved about his family history. It was only in 2004 that he published a book, entitled Il Duce, mio padre ( The Leader, My Father), followed by a similar book in 2005, collecting personal memories and accounts of private confidences and discussions with his father.
Romano Mussolini died in 2006, aged 78, in a hospital in Rome from heart problems.