Eduardo De Filippo, noto semplicemente come Eduardo (Napoli, 24 maggio 1900 – Roma, 31 ottobre 1984), è stato un drammaturgo, attore teatrale, attore cinematografico, regista teatrale, regista cinematografico, sceneggiatore e poeta italiano. Fra i massimi esponenti della cultura italiana del Novecento, è stato autore di numerosi drammi teatrali da lui stesso messi in scena e interpretati e, in seguito, tradotti e rappresentati da altri anche all’estero. Per i suoi meriti artistici e i contributi alla cultura, fu nominato senatore a vita dal presidente della Repubblica Sandro Pertini. Fu anche candidato per il premio Nobel per la letteratura

Eduardo De Filippo (24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984) was an Italian actor, playwright, screenwriter, author and poet, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli Milionaria.

De Filippo was born in Naples to playwright Eduardo Scarpetta and theatre seamstress and costumier Luisa De Filippo. He began acting at the age of five and in 1932 formed a theater company with his brother Peppino and sister Titina, called compagnia del Teatro Umoristico I De Filippo. Peppino left the troupe in 1944 and Titina departed by the early 1950s. De Filippo starred in De Sica’s L’oro di Napoli with Totò and Sophia Loren in 1954. In 1973 a production of his Sabato, domenica e lunedi (1959, Saturday, Sunday and Monday), starring Laurence Olivier in the lead role, won the London drama critics’ award. His translation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest into Neapolitan was published in 1982.

In 1981, De Filippo was appointed life senator of the Italian Republic. He died four years later in Rome. His artistic legacy has been carried over by his son.

 

 

 

 

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