Francesco Mastriani was born on November 23, 1819 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He was a writer, known for
La sepolta viva (1916),
Medea di Portamedina (1919) and
Ciccio, il pizzaiuolo del Carmine (1916). He died on January 7, 1891 in Naples, Campania, Italy.