Eduardo De Filippo

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.

Filmography (91 Appearances)

Eduardo ultima lezione, ultimo spettacolo: il punto di arrivo il punto di partenza

Eduardo De Filippo, Lezioni Di Teatro All’università Sapienza Di Roma

Cuore

Il berretto a sonagli

Il contratto

My Name Is Anna Magnani

The Mayor of Rione Sanità

Quei figuri di tanti anni fa

L'arte della commedia

Gennareniello

Le voci di dentro

Il cilindro

Due atti unici a colori

Christmas at the Cupiello Household

Gli esami non finiscono mai

De Pretore Vincenzo

Uomo e galantuomo

Lu curaggio de nu pumpiero napulitano

'Na santarella

'O tuono 'e marzo

Li nepute de lu sinneco

Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand

Non ti pago

Il sindaco del rione Sanità

Bene mio e core mio

Mia famiglia

La paura numero uno

La grande magia

L'abito nuovo

Chi è cchiù felice 'e me

Peppino Girella

The Shortest Day

Filumena Marturano

Questi fantasmi

Christmas at the Cupiello House

Ditegli sempre di sì

Napoli milionaria

Ghosts of Rome

Everybody Go Home!

Ferdinand I King of Naples

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia

Il medico dei pazzi

La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola

Tre calzoni fortunati

Raw Wind in Eden

L'uomo dai calzoni corti

Fortunella

La canzone del destino

Friendship

Pericolosamente

Quei figuri di tanti anni fà

La chiave di casa

Sei atti unici in bianco e nero

Il dono di Natale

Courtyard

Miseria e nobiltà

The Gold of Naples

The Anatomy of Love

100 Years of Love

I morti non fanno paura

It Happened in the Park

Traviata 53

Neopolitans in Milan

Ragazze da marito

The Lucky Five

The Seven Deadly Sins

Marito e Moglie

Three Girls from Rome

Filumena Marturano

Position Wanted

Side Street Story

Yvonne of the Night

Campane a martello

Assunta Spina

Uno tra la folla

Life Begins Anew

Ti conosco, mascherina!

I Do Not Move

Il fidanzato di mia moglie

Casanova farebbe così!

Non ti pago!

A che servono questi quattrini?

Il sogno di tutti

In campagna è caduta una stella

Il marchese di Ruvolito

L'amor mio non muore!

I Was to Blame

Three Cornered Hat

Quei due

I Sing for You Alone

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