Francesco Stefani was born on January 23, 1923 in Offenburg, Baden [now Baden-Württemberg], Germany. He was a director and writer, known for
The Singing Ringing Tree (1957),
Max und Moritz (1956) and
Zwerg Nase (1953). He was married to Hannelore Klein . He died on November 11, 1989 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.