Alberto Sironi was born on 7 August 1940 in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Il commissario Montalbano (1999), L'avvocato Guerrieri (2007) and Quattro delitti (1979). He was married to Lucia Fiumi. He died on 5 August 2019 in Assisi, Umbria, Italy.