Born in Naples, De Filippo began acting at the age of 5 and in 1932 formed a theater company with his brother Peppino and sister Titina. Peppino left the troupe in 1944 and Titina departed by the early 1950s. Eduardo starred in De Sica's L'oro di Napoli with Totò and Sophia Loren in 1954. His translation of Shakespeare's The Tempest into Neapolitan was published in 1982.
On 15 December 2007, BBC Radio 4 broadcast his 1959 play "Saturday, Sunday and Monday" (Sabato, domenica e lunedì) in English.
In 1981, De Filippo was appointed life senator of the Italian Republic. He died in Rome.
Selected works
Plays
- Farmacia di turno (The All-night Chemist, 1920)
- Uomo e galantuomo (Man and Gentleman, 1922)
- *Requie a l'anema soja/I morti non fanno paura (May his soul rest, 1926)
- Ditegli sempre di sì (Always tell him "yes", 1927)
- Filosoficamente (Philosophically, 1928)
- Sik-sik, l'artefice magico (Sik-sik the magical one, 1929)
- Chi è cchiu' felice 'e me (Who's Happier than Me?, 1929)
- Quei figuri di trent'anni fa (Those Dudes of 30 Years Ago, 1929)
- Ogni anno punto e da capo (Every Year Back from the Start, 1931)
- È arrivato 'o trentuno (31 is Here, 1931)
- Natale in casa Cupiello (Christmas at the Cupiello's, 1931)
- La voce del padrone/Il successo del giorno (Success of the Day, 1932)
- Napoli milionaria (The Millions of Naples, 1945)
- Filumena Marturano (1946)
- Questi fantasmi (These Ghosts, 1946)
- Le voci di dentro (Inner Voices, 1948)
- Mia famiglia (Family of Mine, 1955)
- Bene mio e core mio (My heart, my treasure, 1955)
- De Pretore Vincenzo (Vincent De Pretore, 1957)
- Sabato, domenica e lunedì (Saturday, Sunday and Monday ,1959)
- Il sindaco del rione Sanità (Mayor of "Sanità" alley, 1961)
- Il monumento (The monument, 1970)
- Gli esami non finiscono mai (Exams never end ,1973)
Films (as director)
- In campagna e' caduta una stella (1939)
- Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943-1944)
- Napoli milionaria (The Millions of Naples, 1950)
- Filumena Marturano (1951)
- I sette peccati capitali (1952)
- Marito e moglie (1952)
- Ragazze da marito (1952)
- Napoletani a Milano (1953)
- Questi fantasmi (1954)
- Fortunella (1958)
- Il sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (1959)
- Oggi, domani, dopodomani (1965)
- Spara più forte, più forte... non capisco (1966)
External links
- Site dedicated to his life and works (in Italian)
- 1900
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Born in Naples, De Filippo began acting at the age of 5 and in 1932 formed a theater company with his brother Peppino and sister Titina. Peppino left the troupe in 1944 and Titina departed by the early 1950s. Eduardo starred in De Sica's L'oro di Napoli with Totò and Sophia Loren in 1954. His translation of Shakespeare's The Tempest into Neapolitan was published in 1982.
On 15 December 2007, BBC Radio 4 broadcast his 1959 play "Saturday, Sunday and Monday" (Sabato, domenica e lunedì) in English.
In 1981, De Filippo was appointed life senator of the Italian Republic. He died in Rome.
Selected works
Plays
- Farmacia di turno (The All-night Chemist, 1920)
- Uomo e galantuomo (Man and Gentleman, 1922)
- *Requie a l'anema soja/I morti non fanno paura (May his soul rest, 1926)
- Ditegli sempre di sì (Always tell him "yes", 1927)
- Filosoficamente (Philosophically, 1928)
- Sik-sik, l'artefice magico (Sik-sik the magical one, 1929)
- Chi è cchiu' felice 'e me (Who's Happier than Me?, 1929)
- Quei figuri di trent'anni fa (Those Dudes of 30 Years Ago, 1929)
- Ogni anno punto e da capo (Every Year Back from the Start, 1931)
- È arrivato 'o trentuno (31 is Here, 1931)
- Natale in casa Cupiello (Christmas at the Cupiello's, 1931)
- La voce del padrone/Il successo del giorno (Success of the Day, 1932)
- Napoli milionaria (The Millions of Naples, 1945)
- Filumena Marturano (1946)
- Questi fantasmi (These Ghosts, 1946)
- Le voci di dentro (Inner Voices, 1948)
- Mia famiglia (Family of Mine, 1955)
- Bene mio e core mio (My heart, my treasure, 1955)
- De Pretore Vincenzo (Vincent De Pretore, 1957)
- Sabato, domenica e lunedì (Saturday, Sunday and Monday ,1959)
- Il sindaco del rione Sanità (Mayor of "Sanità" alley, 1961)
- Il monumento (The monument, 1970)
- Gli esami non finiscono mai (Exams never end ,1973)
Films (as director)
- In campagna e' caduta una stella (1939)
- Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943-1944)
- Napoli milionaria (The Millions of Naples, 1950)
- Filumena Marturano (1951)
- I sette peccati capitali (1952)
- Marito e moglie (1952)
- Ragazze da marito (1952)
- Napoletani a Milano (1953)
- Questi fantasmi (1954)
- Fortunella (1958)
- Il sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (1959)
- Oggi, domani, dopodomani (1965)
- Spara più forte, più forte... non capisco (1966)
External links
- Site dedicated to his life and works (in Italian)
- 1900
|PLACE OF BIRTH= Naples
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