Fosco Maraini was born on November 15, 1912 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a cinematographer, known for Vulcano (1950), White Vertigo (1956) and Isole di cenere (1948). He was previously married to Mieko Namiki and Topazia Alliata di Salaparuta. He died on June 8, 2004 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.