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Antonio Amurri
Born(1925-06-28)28 June 1925
Died18 December 1992(1992-12-18) (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Author, writer, lyricist
ChildrenFranco
Valentina
RelativesEva (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 satyrical 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 also the grandfather of actress Eva.

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.

Further reading

  • Aurora Cacópardo. Scrittori comici e irregolari del nostro Novecento. Eurocomp 2000, 2002. ISBN 8883460162.