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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. New York Times, June 14, 1997: Vittorio Mussolini, Italian Dictator's Son, 81 blank">http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E5DA153FF937A25755C0A961958260 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. 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.







