Franco Mannino was born on April 25, 1924 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was a composer, known for Die Unschuld (1976), Gewalt und Leidenschaft (1974) and Schach dem Teufel (1953). He was married to Uberta Visconti di Modrone. He died on February 1, 2005 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.