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DiCillo in 2003, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Thomas Alan DiCillo
Place of Birth: Camp Le Jeune, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Date of Birth: August 14, 1953
Ethnicity: * father – Italian * mother – English
Tom DiCillo is an American film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. He has directed the films Johnny Suede , Living in Oblivion , Box of Moonlight , The Real Blonde , Double Whammy , and Delirious (2006), and the documentaries When You’re Strange and Down in Shadowland . He also wrote all of his films.
He is the son of Barbara and Frank DiCillo, a U.S. Marine Corps Colonel. His father was born in Massachusetts, to Italian parents. Tom was married to Jane Gill, until her death.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was named Frank DiCillo. Frank was from Orta Nova, Province of Foggia, Apulia, Italy.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was Mary Valenti/Valente (the daughter of Domenic Valente and Maria Pacitto). Tom’s grandmother Mary was from Sant’Apollinare.
Tom’s maternal grandfather was named John R. Putnam. John was born in Massachusetts.
Tom’s maternal grandmother was named Dorothy Benner (the daughter of Laura E.). Dorothy was born in Massachusetts.
Sources: Obituaries of Tom’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com
Tom’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
U.S. Draft registration record of Tom’s paternal grandfather, Frank DiCillo – https://www.familysearch.org
Tom’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Tom’s mother – http://www.tributes.com