The Funeral of Mario Lanza in Rome | October 1959

Saturday, October 10th 1959. Footage of the funeral of Hollywood film star and recording artist Mario Lanza at the Sacro Cuore di Maria (Basilica of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) in Rome, Italy. The son of Italian parents and born in Philadelphia as Alfred Arnold Cocozza, Lanza was only 38 when he succumbed to an apparent heart attack. Footage: Reuters News Archive. Music: “Nessun Dorma“ by Mario Lanza (EMI Music).