Oriana Fallaci

Born 29 June 1929 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Died 15 September 2006 (aged 77)

Oriana Fallaci was an Italian journalist, author, and political interviewer. A partisan during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career. Fallaci became famous worldwide for her coverage of war and revolution, and her interviews with many world leaders during the 1960s -1980s.