Writer and director De Crescenzo dies

(ANSA) - Rome, July 18 - Writer, director, actor and TV host Luciano De Crescenzo died in Rome Thursday at the age of 90.
    De Crescenzo was born in Naples on August 18, 1928.
    He had been in hospital for the last few days.
    His publishing house Mondadori, which published all his many books, confirmed the news of his death.