Antonio Ghirelli was born on May 10, 1922 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a writer, known for Canzoni di mezzo secolo (1954), Canzoni, canzoni, canzoni (1953) and Elio Petri... appunti su un autore (2005). He died on April 1, 2012 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.