Eduardo De Filippo

Eduardo De Filippo 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 Sicas Loro di Napoli with Tot and Sophia Loren in 1954. In 1973 a production of his Sabato, domenica e lunedi , starring Laurence Olivier in the lead role, won the London drama critics award. His translation of Shakespeares The Tempest into Neapolitan was published in 1982.

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