Vittorio Mussolini
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Vittorio Mussolini (September 21, 1916 - June 12, 1997) was an Italian film critic and producer, the second son of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
Born in Milan, he served as a lieutenant in the Italian air force, flying in the Spanish Civil War and in World War II. After the war, he emigrated to Argentina, later returning to Italy.[1] Vittorio was briefly involved with Hal Roach in a company that was named RAM Pictures (for "Roach and Mussolini"), although Roach bought himself out of the deal after being heavily ostracized within Hollywood.[2] He was the editor of the film journal Cinema, and was involved with the Italian film studio Cinecittà. He was the author of a 1973 book on the women in his father's life entitled Mussolini: the Tragic Women in His Life. Vittorio Mussolini died on June 12, 1997 at age 81 in a Rome clinic after a long illness.[1]
