A property master and location manager of Italian and International filmmaking for half a century. He was closely associated with the Cinecitta props department in Rome. "Boni" began his career as a local hire on John Huston's, "Beat the Devil", filmed in Ravello in 1953. He moved to Rome where he worked on many international productions based at Cinecitta, including "Ben-Hur" (1958-59).
He planned his own theatrical funeral, which took place at the Duomo in Ravello, Italy, on 1 June, 2017, complete with an ornate 18th-century hearse drawn by four black horses and followed by a full brass band. He was 87 years old at his passing.