Pietro Mascagni was born on December 7, 1863 in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. He was a composer and writer, known for Raging Bull (1980), Funny Games (2007) and Death to Smoochy (2002). He was married to Lina Carbognani. He died on August 2, 1945 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
I was crowned, before I was king. [on the overwhelming success of his
first opera "Cavalleria Rusticana," that none of his following operas
ever achieved.]