Italian production designer, art and set decorator, Antonio Visone passed away in Rome, Italy on April 14th. Antonio was 79 years-old. Visone began his career as a set and art director in 1960 working on “The Giants of Thessaly” directed by Riccardo Freda and “Le olimpiadi dei mariti” directed by Giorgio Bianchi. He worked on more than 50 films during his career that ended with “Fatal frames: Fotogrammi mortali” in 1996. He was sometimes credited under the alias Julian Wilson.
Visone also wrote two screenplays: “Hero of Rome” (1964) and “Warriors of the Wasteland” (1983).
VISONE, Antonio
Born: 5/10/1934, Melito di Naples, Campania, Italy
Died: 4/14/2014, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Antonio Visione’s westerns – production designer, set decorator, art director:
El Cisco – 1966 [set decorator]
Reverend Colt – 1970 [production designer]
The Price of Death – 1971 [art director]