Eduardo De Filippo

Eduardo De Filippo

Born May 24, 1900 (Age: 125) Napoli, Campania, Italy

Biography

Eduardo De Filippo (Naples, 24 May 1900 - Rome, 31 October 1984), was an Italian playwright, actor, director, screenwriter and poet. Considered one of the most important Italian theatrical authors of the twentieth century, he was the author of numerous theatrical works which he himself staged and interpreted and, later, translated and performed by others also abroad. A prolific author, he also worked in the cinema with the same roles covered in the theatrical activity. For his artistic merits and contributions to culture, in 1981, he was appointed senator for life by the President of the Republic Sandro Pertini and was awarded two honorary degrees in literature from the University of Birmingham in 1977 and from the University of Rome La "Sapienza" in 1980. It was also proposed for the Nobel Prize for literature [2]. Eduardo is still today, together with Luigi Pirandello, Dario Fo and Carlo Goldoni, one of the most appreciated and represented Italian theater authors abroad He was born in Naples on May 24, 1900. Natural son of the actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta and of the theater dressmaker Luisa De Filippo, Eduardo and his brothers were recognized as children by their mother whose surname they took De Filippo. Eduardo Scarpetta, married on March 16, 1876 to Rosa De Filippo, with whom he had three children (Domenico, Maria and Vincenzo), had an extra-marital relationship with his granddaughter Luisa De Filippo (daughter of Luca, brother of Rosa De Filippo) from which Titina, Eduardo and Peppino were born.
Eduardo De Filippo (Naples, 24 May 1900 - Rome, 31 October 1984), was an Italian playwright, actor, director, screenwriter and poet. Considered one of the most important Italian theatrical authors of the twentieth century, he was the author of numerous theatrical works which he himself staged and interpreted and, later, translated and performed by others also abroad. A prolific author, he also worked in the cinema with the same roles covered in the theatrical activity. For his artistic merits and contributions to culture, in 1981, he was appointed senator for life by the President of the Republic Sandro Pertini and was awarded two honorary degrees in literature from the University of Birmingham in 1977 and from the University of Rome La "Sapienza" in 1980. It was also proposed for the Nobel Prize for literature [2]. Eduardo is still today, together with Luigi Pirandello, Dario Fo and Carlo Goldoni, one of the most appreciated and represented Italian theater authors abroad He was born in Naples on May 24, 1900. Natural son of the actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta and of the theater dressmaker Luisa De Filippo, Eduardo and his brothers were recognized as children by their mother whose surname they took De Filippo. Eduardo Scarpetta, married on March 16, 1876 to Rosa De Filippo, with whom he had three children (Domenico, Maria and Vincenzo), had an extra-marital relationship with his granddaughter Luisa De Filippo (daughter of Luca, brother of Rosa De Filippo) from which Titina, Eduardo and Peppino were born.
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Filmography

Il berretto a sonagli

Il berretto a sonagli

1981 as Age: 81
Il contratto

Il contratto

1981 as Age: 80
My Name Is Anna Magnani

My Name Is Anna Magnani

1980 as Self Age: 80
Quei figuri di tanti anni fa

Quei figuri di tanti anni fa

1978 as Peppino Fattibene Age: 78
L'arte della commedia

L'arte della commedia

1978 as Age: 78
Le voci di dentro

Le voci di dentro

1978 as Alberto Saporito Age: 77
Il cilindro

Il cilindro

1978 as Agostino Muscariello Age: 77
Due atti unici a colori

Due atti unici a colori

1978 as Personaggio principale Age: 77
Christmas at the Cupiello Household

Christmas at the Cupiello Household

1977 as Luca Age: 77
Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi

Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi

1973 as Self - Interviewee / Self - Pulcinella Age: 73
Non ti pago

Non ti pago

1964 as Ferdinando Quagliolo Age: 64
Il sindaco del rione Sanità

Il sindaco del rione Sanità

1964 as Don Antonio Barracano Age: 63
Mia famiglia

Mia famiglia

1964 as Personaggio principale Age: 63
Bene mio e core mio

Bene mio e core mio

1964 as Personaggio principale Age: 63
La paura numero uno

La paura numero uno

1964 as Matteo Generoso Age: 63
La grande magia

La grande magia

1964 as Personaggio principale Age: 63
L'abito nuovo

L'abito nuovo

1964 as Age: 63
Chi è cchiù felice 'e me

Chi è cchiù felice 'e me

1964 as Age: 63
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day

1963 as mafioso Age: 62
Filumena Marturano

Filumena Marturano

1962 as Domenico Soriano Age: 61
Questi fantasmi

Questi fantasmi

1962 as Personaggio principale Age: 61
Christmas at the Cupiello House

Christmas at the Cupiello House

1962 as Luca Cupiello Age: 61
Ditegli sempre di sì

Ditegli sempre di sì

1962 as Personaggio principale Age: 61
Napoli milionaria

Napoli milionaria

1962 as Gennaro Jovine Age: 61
Ghosts of Rome

Ghosts of Rome

1961 as Don Annibale Age: 60
Everybody Go Home!

Everybody Go Home!

1960 as Signor Innocenzi Age: 60
Ferdinand I King of Naples

Ferdinand I King of Naples

1959 as Pulcinella Age: 59
Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia

1959 as Pasquale Grifone Age: 59
Il medico dei pazzi

Il medico dei pazzi

1959 as Age: 59
La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola

La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola

1959 as Age: 58
Tre calzoni fortunati

Tre calzoni fortunati

1959 as Age: 58
Raw Wind in Eden

Raw Wind in Eden

1958 as Urbano Varno Age: 58
L'uomo dai calzoni corti

L'uomo dai calzoni corti

1958 as Gennaro Esposito Age: 58
Fortunella

Fortunella

1958 as Il capocomico Age: 57
Friendship

Friendship

1956 as Age: 56
Sei atti unici in bianco e nero

Sei atti unici in bianco e nero

1956 as Personaggio principale Age: 55
Il dono di Natale

Il dono di Natale

1956 as Age: 55
La chiave di casa

La chiave di casa

1956 as Age: 55
Quei figuri di tanti anni fà

Quei figuri di tanti anni fà

1956 as Age: 55
Courtyard

Courtyard

1955 as Luigi Age: 55
Miseria e nobiltà

Miseria e nobiltà

1955 as Felice Age: 55
The Gold of Naples

The Gold of Naples

1954 as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore") Age: 54
The Anatomy of Love

The Anatomy of Love

1954 as Amedeo Stigliano Age: 53
100 Years of Love

100 Years of Love

1954 as Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione") Age: 53
I morti non fanno paura

I morti non fanno paura

1954 as Enrico Age: 53
It Happened in the Park

It Happened in the Park

1953 as Donato Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo) Age: 53
Traviata 53

Traviata 53

1953 as Commendator Cesati Age: 53
Neopolitans in Milan

Neopolitans in Milan

1953 as Salvatore Aianello Age: 53
Side Street Story

Side Street Story

1950 as Gennaro Iovine Age: 50
Life Begins Anew

Life Begins Anew

1945 as Il professore Age: 45
Casanova farebbe così!

Casanova farebbe così!

1942 as Don Ferdinando Age: 42
Non ti pago!

Non ti pago!

1942 as Don Ferdinando Quagliolo Age: 42
A che servono questi quattrini?

A che servono questi quattrini?

1942 as marchese Eduardo Parascandolo Age: 41