{"id":22616,"date":"2026-09-30T03:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T03:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/30\/romes-last-great-dolce-vita-paparazzi-dies-at-89\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T03:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T03:51:40","slug":"romes-last-great-dolce-vita-paparazzi-dies-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/30\/romes-last-great-dolce-vita-paparazzi-dies-at-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome\u2019s Last Great Dolce Vita Paparazzi, Dies at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<h3>Italian photographer Umberto Pizzi died on Tuesday, September 29, at the age of 89, after a decades-long career photographing international film stars and continuing to work with newspapers and news websites until just days before his death.<\/h3>\n<p>Italian media described Pizzi as one of the last paparazzi of Rome\u2019s \u201cDolce Vita\u201d, the golden era when the Italian capital was one of the world\u2019s major centres of international cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Through his lens, Pizzi captured some of the era\u2019s biggest stars, including Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Roberto Rossellini, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.<\/p>\n<p>Pizzi once revealed that one of the most memorable moments of his career came when G\u00e9rard Depardieu physically confronted him as he tried to photograph the French actor.<\/p>\n<p>He often addressed major stars informally and, alongside his work for Italian newspapers and magazines, expanded his collaborations to international publications including the American magazines <em>People<\/em> and <em>Time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Pizzi remained active behind the camera almost until the end of his life, continuing to document the world of entertainment and celebrity photography.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Kosta Papadopoulos<\/h5>\n<p>Kosta Papadopoulos is an editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, travel, sport, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/30\/romes-last-great-dolce-vita-paparazzi-dies-at-89\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian photographer Umberto Pizzi died on Tuesday, September 29, at the age of 89, after a decades-long career photographing international film stars and continuing to work with newspapers and news websites until just days before his death. 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