Fuksas was born in Rome in 1944 ; his father was Lithuanian Jewish while his French mother was the daughter of a Catholic father and an Austrian mother . He was born in Rome in 1944 , his father was Lithuanian - Jewish , his French mother was the daughter of a Catholic father and an Austrian mother . In 1944 , he was born in Rome , his father was Lithuanian - Jewish , his Catholic mother was the daughter of a French father and one Austrian mother .