Antonio Amurri (28 June 1925 – 18 December 1992) was an Italian author, radio and television writer and lyricist.
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| Born | 28 June 1925 Ancona, Italy |
| Died | 18 December 1992 (aged 67) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Author, writer, lyricist |
| Children | 2, including Franco Amurri |
| Relatives | Eva Amurri (granddaughter) |
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 Amurri and of the film director Franco Amurri;[1] he was also the paternal grandfather of American actress Eva Amurri.
References
edit- ^ a b c fl. b. (18 December 1992). "E' scomparso Amurri maestro d'ironia". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Enrico Malato. Storia della letteratura italiana. Volume 9. Salerno, 2000. p. 409. ISBN 8884023025.
Further reading
edit- Aurora Cacópardo (2002). Scrittori comici e irregolari del nostro Novecento. Eurocomp 2000, 2002. ISBN 8883460162.