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- Died
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- Francis Berman
- Armando Trovajoli was born on September 2, 1917 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), A Special Day (1977) and Get Smart (2008). He was married to Maria Paola Trovajoli and Pier Angeli. He died on March 1, 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- SpousesMaria Paola Trovajoli(June 7, 1972 - March 1, 2013) (his death, 1 child)Pier Angeli(February 14, 1962 - 1965) (separated, 1 child)
- ChildrenGraziella TrovaioliMarina Ubalda TrovaioliMaurizio TrovaioliPiergiorgio Trovajoli
- ParentsItaliano TrovaioliAngela Petrucci
- A child prodigy, he played the violin from the age of four, piano from the age of six.
- Italian pianist and composer of film scores and musicals, a graduate of the Conservatorio Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
- He started out as a pianist, playing jazz and dance music. He appeared with many jazz stars, among them Duke Ellington, Chet Baker, Louis Armstrong, Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt.
- "Roma nun fa' la stupida stasera", written for the 1962 stage musical "Rugantino", became his most famous song. The title, translated from the Roman dialect, literally means "Rome, don't act silly this evening.".
- Began his career as a jazz musician with the orchestra of Rocco Grasso in 1937.
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