Eduardo De Filippo
Born May 24, 1900 (Age: 125)
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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
1981
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as
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Age: 81
Il contratto
1981
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as
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Age: 80
My Name Is Anna Magnani
1980
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as Self
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Age: 80
Quei figuri di tanti anni fa
1978
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as Peppino Fattibene
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Age: 78
L'arte della commedia
1978
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Age: 78
Le voci di dentro
1978
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as Alberto Saporito
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Age: 77
Il cilindro
1978
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as Agostino Muscariello
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Age: 77
Due atti unici a colori
1978
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as Personaggio principale
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Age: 77
Christmas at the Cupiello Household
1977
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as Luca
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Age: 77
Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi
1973
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as Self - Interviewee / Self - Pulcinella
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Age: 73
Non ti pago
1964
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as Ferdinando Quagliolo
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Age: 64
Il sindaco del rione Sanità
1964
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as Don Antonio Barracano
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Age: 63
Mia famiglia
1964
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as Personaggio principale
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Age: 63
Bene mio e core mio
1964
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as Personaggio principale
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Age: 63
La paura numero uno
1964
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as Matteo Generoso
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Age: 63
La grande magia
1964
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as Personaggio principale
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Age: 63
L'abito nuovo
1964
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Age: 63
Chi è cchiù felice 'e me
1964
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Age: 63
The Shortest Day
1963
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as mafioso
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Age: 62
Filumena Marturano
1962
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as Domenico Soriano
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Age: 61
Questi fantasmi
1962
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as Personaggio principale
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Age: 61
Christmas at the Cupiello House
1962
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as Luca Cupiello
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Age: 61
Ditegli sempre di sì
1962
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as Personaggio principale
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Age: 61
Napoli milionaria
1962
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as Gennaro Jovine
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Age: 61
Ghosts of Rome
1961
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as Don Annibale
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Age: 60
Everybody Go Home!
1960
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as Signor Innocenzi
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Age: 60
Ferdinand I King of Naples
1959
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as Pulcinella
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Age: 59
Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
1959
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as Pasquale Grifone
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Age: 59
Il medico dei pazzi
1959
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Age: 59
La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola
1959
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Age: 58
Tre calzoni fortunati
1959
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Age: 58
Raw Wind in Eden
1958
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as Urbano Varno
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Age: 58
L'uomo dai calzoni corti
1958
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as Gennaro Esposito
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Age: 58
Fortunella
1958
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as Il capocomico
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Age: 57
Friendship
1956
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Age: 56
Sei atti unici in bianco e nero
1956
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as Personaggio principale
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Age: 55
Il dono di Natale
1956
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Age: 55
La chiave di casa
1956
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Age: 55
Quei figuri di tanti anni fà
1956
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Age: 55
Courtyard
1955
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as Luigi
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Age: 55
Miseria e nobiltà
1955
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as Felice
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Age: 55
The Gold of Naples
1954
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as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
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Age: 54
The Anatomy of Love
1954
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as Amedeo Stigliano
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Age: 53
100 Years of Love
1954
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as Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione")
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Age: 53
I morti non fanno paura
1954
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as Enrico
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Age: 53
It Happened in the Park
1953
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as Donato Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo)
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Age: 53
Traviata 53
1953
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as Commendator Cesati
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Age: 53
Neopolitans in Milan
1953
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as Salvatore Aianello
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Age: 53
Side Street Story
1950
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as Gennaro Iovine
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Age: 50
Life Begins Anew
1945
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as Il professore
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Age: 45
Casanova farebbe così!
1942
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as Don Ferdinando
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Age: 42
Non ti pago!
1942
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as Don Ferdinando Quagliolo
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Age: 42
A che servono questi quattrini?
1942
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as marchese Eduardo Parascandolo
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Age: 41