Person
Piero Gherardi
Art · 1909–1971 · Poppi, Tuscany, Italy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Piero Gherardi (20 November 1909 – 8 June 1971) was the Costume and Set Designer of Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita and 8½, winning an Oscar for each film in the category of Best Costume Design. Born in Poppi, Tuscany, Piero Gherardi began his artistic collaboration with Fellini during the 1953 production of I vitelloni. The director recognized his talent for scouting locations and extras and his deep knowledge of the region of Lazio. Gherardi soon proved his skills in set design by building Cabiria's shack in Fellini's Le notti di Cabiria (1957).[1] Gherardi had studied to become an architect but started working in film production in Italy, in the late 1940s.[2] Beside his two Academy Awards, he was nominated an additional four times: three times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design for La Dolce Vita, 8½ and Juliet of the Spirits and another in the category of Costume Design for Juliet of the Spirits. Before his death in Rome in 1971, Gherardi had mastered numerous roles as Costume Designer, Production Designer, Art Director, and Set Decorator.
Known for

8½
Costume Design

La Dolce Vita
Production Design

Attraction
Costume Design

War and Peace
Set Decoration
Quelli che il cinema
Self

Boccaccio '70
Production Design

Nights of Cabiria
Costume Design

Big Deal on Madonna Street
Costume Design

The Great War
Costume Design

Danger: Diabolik
Costume Design
Filmography
- 2025Quelli che il cinemaSelf
- 2002The Magic of FelliniSelf (archive footage)
- 2001Mina in Barilla commercialsDirector
- 1972The Adventures of PinocchioCostume Design
- 1969Burn!Production Design
- 1969Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and AdolescenceSet Decoration
- 1969The AppointmentArt Direction
- 1969AttractionCostume Design
- 1968Bandits in RomeCostume Design
- 1968Garter ColtCostume Design
- 1968Danger: DiabolikCostume Design
- 1966L'EstateProduction Design
- 1966The QueensProduction Design
- 1966For Love and GoldProduction Design
- 1965Juliet of the SpiritsProduction Design
- 1965The DollsCostume Design
- 1965La FugaProduction Design
- 1964My WifeCostume Design
- 1964Three Nights of LoveCostume Design
- 1964Bebo's GirlProduction Design
- 1964High InfidelityProduction Design
- 19638½Costume Design
- 1962Roaring YearsCostume Supervisor
- 1962Boccaccio '70Production Design
- 1961Black CityProduction Design
- 1961The Policeman on HorsebackCostume Design
- 1960...And Suddenly It's Murder!Production Design
- 1960The HunchbackCostume Design
- 1960The Passionate ThiefCostume Design
- 1960KapoProduction Design
- 1960La Dolce VitaProduction Design
- 1960Fellini on “Second Look”Self
- 1959The Great WarCostume Design
- 1958Big Deal on Madonna StreetCostume Design
- 1957Doctor and the HealerCostume Design
- 1957The Wide Blue RoadArt Direction
- 1957This Angry AgeSet Decoration
- 1957Nights of CabiriaCostume Design
- 1957Fathers and SonsProduction Design
- 1956DonatellaSet Decoration
- 1956War and PeaceSet Decoration
- 1955ForbiddenProduction Design
- 1955Toto and CarolinaSet Decoration
- 1953Cinema of yesteryearProduction Design
- 1953Easy YearsProduction Design
- 1953Man, Beast and VirtueSet Decoration
- 1953The Wayward WifeCostume Design
- 1953Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black CorsairSet Decoration
- 1953The UnfaithfulsSet Decoration
- 1952I tre corsariSet Decoration
- 1952Red Shirts - Anita GaribaldiCostume Design
- 1952SensualitàProduction Design
- 1952Hello ElephantProduction Design
- 1950All for LoveProduction Design
- 1950Side Street StorySet Decoration
- 1950Her Favourite HusbandCostume Design
- 1950Miss ItaliaProduction Design
- 1949Campane a martelloCostume Design
- 1948Without PityProduction Design
- 1948GuaglioProduction Design
- 1948Escape to FranceProduction Design
- 1948Lovers Without LoveCostume Design
- 1947Daniele CortisProduction Design
- 1946Notte di tempestaArt Direction
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