Ezra Pound

Ezra Pound was born on Oct 30, 1885 in USA. Ezra Pound's big-screen debut came with Pasolini intervista: Ezra Pound directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1967, strarring Self.

During WWII, Pound was the "Tokyo Rose" of Italy, making several hundred anti-American radio broadcasts in an effort to undermine the US war effort. After the defeat of the Axis powers, Pound was arrested by American forces. Returned to the United States to face treason charges, Pound was examined by physicians and pronounced unfit for trial due to his insanity. He was confined in a hospital for the criminally insane for 12 years. In 1958, treason charges were dropped and he was freed. He later returned to Italy where he continued writing poetry and translating ancient Chinese texts. He died there in 1972.