[1] His family were part of the Sicilian branch of the Lupis, a local nobility, the barons of the Carrozziero in Ragusa.

[1] During the Fascist rule in Italy Lupis went into exile in New York City together with Giuseppe Saragat.

[2] There Lupis edited a bilingual magazine entitled Il Mondo[1] which was a biweekly publication established by him in 1939.

[3] In New York Lupis also worked in the Office of War Information at the Federal Communications Commission.

[5] He also served as the minister of tourism and entertainment in the third cabinet of Mariano Rumor (27 March 1970–5 August 1970).