Eduardo De Filippo
| Senator for life Eduardo De Filippo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
24 May 1900 Naples, Campania, Italy |
| Died |
31 October 1984 (aged 84) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor, playwright, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) |
Isabella Quarantotti (m. 1977) (d.2005) Thea Prandi (1956-1959) (d.1961) Dorothy Pennington (1928-1956) Vanna Polverosi (d.2005) |
| Children | Luca De Filippo |
| Parent(s) |
Luisa De Filippo Eduardo Scarpetta |
| Relatives |
Peppino De Filippo (brother) Titina De Filippo (sister) |
Eduardo De Filippo (24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984) was an Italian actor, playwright, screenwriter, author and poet, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli Milionaria.
Biography
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 Sica's L'oro di Napoli with Totò and Sophia Loren in 1954. In 1973 a production of his Sabato, domenica e lunedi (1959, Saturday, Sunday and Monday), starring Laurence Olivier in the lead role, won the London drama critics' award.[1][2] His translation of Shakespeare's The Tempest into Neapolitan was published in 1982.
In 1981, De Filippo was appointed life senator of the Italian Republic. He died three years later in Rome. His artistic legacy has been carried over by his son Luca De Filippo.
Works
Theatre
- 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 maker, 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 (The 31st 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)
- L'arte della commedia' ("The Art of Comedy", 1964)
- Il monumento (The Monument 1970)
- Gli esami non finiscono mai (Exams never end, 1973)
Filmography
Totò and Eduardo De Filippo in Napoli Milionaria.
- Three Lucky Fools (1933) - Gilberto, l'impresario
- The Three-Cornered Hat (1935) - Don Teofilo, il governatore
- Those Two (1935) - Il professore
- It Was I! (1937) - Giovannino Apicella
- Una Commedia fra i pazzi (1937)
- L'amor mio non muore! (1938) - Lorenzo, il finanziere
- Il marchese di Ruvolito (1939) - Il marchese di Ruvolito
- In the Country Fell a Star (1939) - Pasquale Montuori
- Il sogno di tutti (1940) - Il professore scienziato
- A che servono questi quattrini? (1942) - Il marchese Eduardo Parascandolo
- Non ti pago! (1942) - Don Ferdinando Quagliolo
- After Casanova's Fashion (1942) - Don Ferdinando
- Non mi muovo! (1943) - Don Carlo Mezzetti
- Il fidanzato di mia moglie (1943) - Gaspare Bellini
- Ti conosco, mascherina! (I know you, little Mask!, 1943) - Carmine
- Life Begins Anew (1945) - Il professore
- Uno tra la folla (1946) - Paolo Bianchi
- Assunta Spina (1948) - Michele Boccadifuoco
- Alarm Bells (1949) - Don Andrea
- Yvonne of the Night (1949) - L'avvocato Rubini
- Napoli milionaria (The Millions of Naples, 1950) - Gennaro Iovine
- Cameriera bella presenza offresi... (1951) - Raffaele, il professore di matematica
- Filumena Marturano (1951) - Domenico Soriano
- Three Girls from Rome (1952) - Vittorio
- Un Ladro in paradiso (1952)
- I sette peccati capitali ( Seven Deadly Sins, 1952) - Eduardo (segment "Avarice et la colère, L' / Avarice and Anger")
- Altri tempi (1952)
- Five Paupers in an Automobile (1952) - Eduardo Moschettone
- Ragazze da marito (Girls to be married, 1952) - Oreste Mazzillo
- Marito e moglie (Man and Wife, 1952) - Matteo Cuomo / Gennaro Imparato
- Napoletani a Milano (Neapolitans in Milan, 1953) - Salvatore Aianello
- Traviata '53 (1953) - Commendator Cesati
- It Happened in the Park (1953) - Donato Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo)
- 100 Years of Love (1954) - Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione")
- Tempi nostri (1954) - Il conduttore
- Questi fantasmi (These Ghosts, 1954)
- The Gold of Naples (1954) - Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
- Cortile (1955) - Luigi
- La canzone del destino (1957)
- Fortunella (Happy-go-lucky Girl, 1958) - Head of the Theater Company
- L'amore più bello (1958) - Gennaro Esposito
- Raw Wind in Eden (1958) - Urbano Varno
- Ferdinando I, re di Napoli (1959) - Pulcinella
- Il sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (A Midsummer's Hangover Dream, 1959) - Pasquale Grifone
- Everybody Go Home (1960) - Signor Innocenzi
- Ghosts of Rome (1961) - Don Annibale, Principe di Roviano
- The Shortest Day (1963) - Mafioso
- Oggi, domani, dopodomani (Today, Tomorrow and the Day After, 1965) - Driver (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni")
- Spara più forte, più forte... non capisco (Shoot louder, I can't hear You, 1966) - Zi Nicola
- Ghosts - Italian Style (1966)
References
External links
- Site dedicated to his life and works (in Italian)
- Eduardo De Filippo at Find a Grave
- Eduardo De Filippo at the Internet Broadway Database
- Eduardo De Filippo at the Internet Movie Database
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