A Nov. 17, 2005 photo showing Italian writer Luciano De Crescenzo. The publishing house Mondadori says Italy's popular writer, actor and director Luciano De Crescenzo has died in Rome at 90 after being hospitalized for a few days. Born in Naples on August 20, 1928, De Crescenzo gained famed in 1977 with his best-seller "CosÏ parlÚ Bellavista" ("Thus spoke Bellavista"), a collection of anecdotes about his beloved Naples. (Virginia Farneti/ANSA via AP)
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