RIP Sergio Donati

 

Italian screenwriter Sergio Donati died in Mentana, Lazio, Italy on August 13^th he was 91. Born in Rome on April 13, 1933, he was a screenwriter for many of Sergio Leone’s westerns including “For a Few Dollars More” (1965) “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966) “Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and “Duck You Sucker” (1972). Leone would often call Donati to have him improve or change screenplays. Sergio also co-wrote screenplays for “The Big Gundown” (1966) and “Face to Face” (1967). He was much appreciated abroad collaborating with directors such as Michael Anderson, John Irvin and John Guillermin, he worked on “Raw Deal” with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sergio was seen on many documentaries on Italian and Spaghetti western films on which he participated.