Sergio Pugliese

Sergio Pugliese (12 March 1908 – 5 December 1965) was an Italian screenwriter, playwright and journalist.^[1] He was employed by the Italian state broadcaster RAI and in 1955, he made the original proposal that led eventually to the establishment of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Sergio Pugliese
Born	(1908-03-12)12 March 1908 Ivrea, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Died	5 December 1965(1965-12-05) (aged 57) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupation(s)	Writer, journalist
Years active	1940–1961 (screenwriter)

Selected filmography

• The Reluctant Hero (1941)
• Torrents of Spring (1942)
• The White Angel (1943)
• Men of the Mountain (1943)
• Mist on the Sea (1944)
• Barrier to the North (1950)
• Tragic Return (1952)
• Il Mattatore (1960)