Antonio Amurri

Antonio Amurri
Born (1925-06-28)28 June 1925
Ancona
Died 18 December 1992(1992-12-18) (aged 67)
Rome
Occupation Author, writer, lyricist
Children 2, including Franco Amurri
Relatives Eva Amurri (granddaughter)

Antonio Amurri (28 June 1925 – 18 December 1992) was an Italian author, radio and television writer and lyricist.

Born in Ancona, Amurri was author of some of the most popular RAI variety shows, such as Canzonissima, Gran Varietà, Fantastico and Studio Uno.[1] He was also author of fourteen books, several of them best sellers, which were mainly collections of short stories consisting of satirical portraits of collapsing family groups.[1][2]

Amurri was the father of the television writer Valentina and of the film director Franco;[1] he was the grandfather of American actress Eva.

References

  1. 1 2 3 fl. b. (18 December 1992). "E' scomparso Amurri maestro d'ironia". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Enrico Malato. Storia della letteratura italiana. Volume 9. Salerno, 2000. p.409. ISBN 8884023025.

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