The Great Caruso The Great Caruso The Great Caruso is a 1951 biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and starring Mario Lanza as the great operatic tenor Enrico Caruso. It was directed by Richard Thorpe, and produced by Joe Pasternak, with Jesse L. Lasky as associate producer, from a screenplay by Sonya Levien and William Ludwig. The original music was by Johnny Green, and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. Costume design was by Helen Rose and Gile Steele. The film is a highly fictionalized biography of the life of Caruso. The film also features a large number of Metropolitan Opera stars, notably sopranos Teresa
Paul Caruso towards Murphy's girlfriend. Caruso has also represented Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins, Eddie Nash—who was accused of four Laurel Canyon slayings—and TV sports reporter Stan Duke, who was charged in the gunshot slaying of radio commentator Averill Berman. Caruso was the founding president of the Italian American Lawyers Assn. in Los Angeles. Caruso had five children, and his eldest son, Carey Caruso, still runs his father's practice. Paul Caruso Paul Caruso (1920–2001) was a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles, California. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Paul Caruso was admitted to practice law