Augusto Odone (March 6, 1933 – October 24, 2013) and
Michaela Teresa Murphy Odone (January 10, 1939 – June 10, 2000) were the parents of
Lorenzo Odone (May 29, 1978 – May 30, 2008), a child afflicted with the illness
adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). They became famous for discovering a treatment using
Lorenzo's oil, for their son's incurable illness, and this quest was recounted in the film
Lorenzo's Oil (1992). Augusto had previously been an economist for the
World Bank.