Mario Nardone (8 May 1915 – July 1, 1986) was an Italian

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. He was born in the town of

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in southern Italy, but in 1946 he transferred to Milan where he became a celebrated public figure solving a number of high-profile cases.

Popular culture

In 2012 Nardone's story served as the basis for a twelve-part Italian television series ''

Inspector Nardone ''Inspector Nardone'' (Italian:''Il commissario Nardone'') is a 2012 Italian television miniseries. A crime series, it is based on the real-life figure Mario Nardone, a police officer who operated in 1950s Milan. It aired in twelve episodes on the ...

'' in which he was played by the actor

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. 1915 births 1986 deaths Italian police officers People from Milan {{Italy-bio-stub