Ruggero Leoncavallo was born on April 23, 1857 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Naples, Campania, Italy]. He was a writer and composer, known for
Moonraker (1979),
The Untouchables (1987) and
To Rome with Love (2012). He was married to Berthe Rambaud. He died on August 9, 1919 in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy.