Adelina Tattilo

Adelina Tattilo (November 13, 1928 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian publisher, journalist, film producer, and pioneer in Italy's erotic magazine industry.

Early life Adelina Tattilo was born in Manfredonia, Apulia. She was educated at schools managed by nuns in Ivrea, Turin.

In the early 1970s, Tattilo's publishing house entered the market with a series of books, including Dizionario della Letteratura Erotica (Dictionary of Erotic Literature), La Marijuana Fa Bene (Marijuana Does You Good), and Playdux: Storia Erotica del Fascismo (1973), an erotic history of fascism.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Tattilo campaigned for radical libertarian socialist attitudes in Italy and cultivated a friendship with socialist politician Bettino Craxi.

Death Tattilo died in Rome on February 1, 2007