Angelo Rizzoli (1943–2013)

Angelo Rizzoli (1943–2013) was an Italian film producer and publisher.[1] He was son of Andrea Rizzoli, president of the RCS MediaGroup publishing house,[2] and grandson of Angelo Rizzoli who founded the Italian publishing group Rizzoli Libri, later becoming RCS MediaGroup.

Angelo Rizzoli
Born(1943-11-12)12 November 1943
Como, Lombardy, Italy
Died11 December 2013(2013-12-11) (aged 70)
Rome, Italy
Other namesAngelone
OccupationFilm producer and publisher
Known forRCS MediaGroup

Biography

Angelo Rizzoli Jr. was born in Como, Italy on November 12, 1943.[3] At age 18 he discovers to be affected by multiple sclerosis, which left him a disability to the right hand and leg. Following the death of Angelo Rizzoli, at age 28 he becomes part of the family business's board of directors.[4] Four years later, RCS MediaGroup purchases Italy's most circulated newspaper, Corriere Della Sera, a move that will place him under the interest of the Masonic Lodge Propaganda Due.

In 1981 the Corriere Della Sera is cited among the organizations part of the Propaganda Due scandals. In 1983 he is arrested, detained, and absolved thirteen months later after the Irish supreme court ruled that the funds alluded to be retained by Rizzoli were in fact withdrawn by Zirka Corp and hidden within a Rothschild bank account in Zurich, ruling out Rizzoli's role in the scandal.[5][6]

He later founded Rizzoli Audiovisivi, through which he produced television series for the Italian television networks RAI and Mediaset. In 1991 he married Melania De Nichilo, a medical doctor of the Chamber of Deputies and later Member of Parliament. He had three sons, Andrea Rizzoli, Arrigo Rizzoli, and Alberto Rizzoli.

Rizzoli was arrested in February 2013 on bankruptcy fraud charges related to his business dealings.[7] Despite a series of illnesses including multiple sclerosis, kidney failure, hypertension, and diabetes, he is denied domiciliary arrest and held in the Sandro Pertini detention care facility without access to physical therapy, which will permanently undermine his ability to walk. After a period of 5 months he is released and transferred to the Gemelli hospital due to deteriorating health conditions, where he died on December 11, 2013.[8]

Bibliography
  • Alberto Mazzuca, La Erre verde, Longanesi 1991.
  • Pialuisa Bianco, "Schiavo d'un sindacato potente come un soviet", L'Europeo, n° 17 del 26 aprile 1991.

References
  1. "Angelo Rizzoli, Italian publisher, producer, dead at 70". United Press International. December 12, 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. "Angelo Rizzoli è morto: aveva 70 anni, era malato da quando ne aveva 18". Oggi. RCS MediaGroup. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. "Angelo Rizzoli Jr". IMDB.
  4. "La saga di Angelo Rizzoli come un film drammatico". December 13, 2013.
  5. Camera Dei Deputati, Leg 16, 2009, pp. Page 2
  6. THE HIGH COURT of Ireland: BANCO AMBROSIANO ANDINO S.A. (Plaintiff) and ANSBACHER AND COMPANY LIMITED (Defendant) (PDF). 1983. pp. 18–23.
  7. Nick Vivarelli (February 14, 2013). "Producer Angelo Rizzoli Jr. arrested". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. "È morto a Roma Angelo Rizzoli, in carcere fino agli ultimi giorni. Fi e Pd: ora riformare la giustizia". Il Sole 24 Ore. December 12, 2013.


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