Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Giovanna Cecchi was born into a cultured Tuscan literary family in Rome. She studied in Switzerland and worked as a translator for the Ministry of Corporations before turning to screenwriting during the post-World War II renaissance of Italian neorealism.

Cecchi d'Amico became Luchino Visconti's primary scriptwriter, collaborating on 'Bellissima', 'Senso', 'Rocco and His Brothers', and 'The Leopard'. She also co-wrote Vittorio De Sica's 'Bicycle Thieves' (1948) and Mario Monicelli's 'Big Deal on Madonna Street', writing over 110 screenplays across six decades.