Departures of note

Lucia Modugno was an Italian actress, director and writer born in Bari in 1932. Over a career spanning more than half a century she appeared in over thirty films and about a dozen television dramas and series, working with some of Italy's most celebrated directors, including Roberto Rossellini in Il generale della Rovere, Lucio Fulci, Dino Risi in I mostri, Mario Bava in Diabolik, Pupi Avati and Gabriele Muccino. She also performed in theatre, including a production of Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore alongside Emma Gramatica. In later years she turned to directing and writing, and her last staged work was L'occhio di Eros in the 2009/2010 season. She died in Rome at the age of 94.