- John Francis Lane was born on December 1, 1928 in Whitstable, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Easy Life (1962), Black Tunnel (1986) and La piovra (1984). He died in January 2018 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
- A British writer who has been based in Rome for most of his life, Lane has been a small-part actor in many Italian films and has contributed to many British newspapers and magazines. He was for many years the Rome correspondent for "Films And Filming" magazine.
- He was made in 1975 Cavaliere in the Italian Order of Merit.
- He wrote about 60 obituaries in the Guardian, many about people in Italian culture he had worked with as a journalist, actor or publicist .
- [in 1963]: Roberto Rossellini keeps announcing that he will make no more films. Some people get ready to celebrate. The French nouvelle vague get out their mourning whilst their leader, Truffaut, rushes to Rome to convince the master not to abandon them; and Rossellini says, "Well, just one more."
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