Biography
Eduardo De Filippo (Naples, 24 May 1900 - Rome, 31 October 1984), was an Italian playwright, actor, director, screenwriter and poet. Considered one of the most important Italian theatrical authors of the twentieth century, he was the author of numerous theatrical works which he himself staged and interpreted and, later, translated and performed by others also abroad. A prolific author, he also worked in the cinema with the same roles covered in the theatrical activity. For his artistic merits and contributions to culture, in 1981, he was appointed senator for life by the President of the Republic Sandro Pertini and was awarded two honorary degrees in literature from the University of Birmingham in 1977 and from the University of Rome La "Sapienza" in 1980. It was also proposed for the Nobel Prize for literature . Eduardo is still today, together with Luigi Pirandello, Dario Fo and Carlo Goldoni, one of the most appreciated and represented Italian theater authors abroad He was born in Naples on May 24, 1900. Natural son of the actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta and of the theater dressmaker Luisa De Filippo, Eduardo and his brothers were recognized as children by their mother whose surname they took De Filippo. Eduardo Scarpetta, married on March 16, 1876 to Rosa De Filippo, with whom he had three children (Domenico, Maria and Vincenzo), had an extra-marital relationship with his granddaughter Luisa De Filippo (daughter of Luca, brother of Rosa De Filippo) from which Titina, Eduardo and Peppino were born.
Filmography
all 118
Movies 117
Writer 24
Director 16
self 3
TV Shows 1
Screenplay 1
Napoli milionaria! (2023)
The Great Magic (2023)
Filumena Marturano (2022)
Non ti pago (2021)
Sabato, domenica e lunedì (2021)
Eduardo De Filippo, Lezioni Di Teatro All’università Sapienza Di Roma (2021)
Il nostro Eduardo (2020)
Natale in casa Cupiello (2020)
The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019)
The Stuff of Dreams (2016)
Le voci di dentro (2014)
Sabato, domenica e lunedì (2012)
Questi Fantasmi (2011)
Napoli milionaria! (2011)
Filumena Marturano (2010)
Saturday, Sunday & Monday (2004)
Il Sindaco (1997)
Saturday, Sunday and Monday (1990)
Cuore (1984)
Il berretto a sonagli (1981)
Il contratto (1981)
My Name Is Anna Magnani (1980)
Sobota, nedeľa, pondelok (1980)
Il sindaco del Rione Sanità (1979)
Quei figuri di tanti anni fa (1978)
L'arte della commedia (1978)
Gennareniello (1978)
Le voci di dentro (1978)
Il Cilindro (1978)
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)
Due atti unici a colori (1978)
Natale in casa Cupiello (1977)
Gli esami non finiscono mai (1976)
De Pretore Vincenzo (1976)
Uomo e galantuomo (1975)
Lu Curaggio De Nu Pumpiero Napulitano (1975)
'Na Santarella (1975)
'o Tuono 'e Marzo (1975)
Li nepute de lu sinneco (1975)
Ghosts, Italian Style (1967)
Neapolitanische Hochzeit (1967)
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966)
Oggi, domani, dopodomani (1965)
Marriage Italian Style (1964)
Non ti pago (1964)
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag (1964)
Il sindaco del rione Sanità (1964)
Mia famiglia (1964)
Bene mio e core mio (1964)
La paura numero uno (1964)
La grande magia (1964)
L'abito nuovo (1964)
Chi è cchiù felice 'e me (1964)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
The Shortest Day (1963)
Filumena Marturano (1962)
Questi fantasmi (1962)
Christmas at the Cupiello House (1962)
Ditegli sempre di sì (1962)
Napoli milionaria (1962)
Ghosts of Rome (1961)
Everybody Go Home! (1960)
Ferdinand I King of Naples (1959)
Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (1959)
Il medico dei pazzi (1959)
La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola (1959)
Tre Calzoni Fortunati (1959)
Raw Wind in Eden (1958)
L'uomo dai calzoni corti (1958)
Fortunella (1958)
La canzone del destino (1957)
Friendship (1956)
Quei figuri di tanti anni fà (1956)
La chiave di casa (1956)
Il dono di Natale (1956)
Courtyard (1955)
Miseria e Nobiltà (1955)
Frisky (1954)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
These Phantoms (1954)
The Anatomy of Love (1954)
100 Years of Love (1954)
I morti non fanno paura (1954)
It Happened in the Park (1953)
Traviata 53 (1953)
Napoletani a Milano (1953)
Ragazze da marito (1952)
The Lucky Five (1952)
The Machine That Kills Bad People (1952)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
Marito e Moglie (1952)
Three Girls from Rome (1952)
Un ladro in paradiso (1952)
Filumena Marturano (1951)
Position Wanted (1951)
Porca miseria! (1951)
Side Street Story (1950)
Monologo (1950)
Filomena Marturano (1950)
Yvonne of the Night (1949)
Campane a martello (1949)
Assunta Spina (1948)
Uno tra la folla (1946)
Life Begins Anew (1945)
Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943)
I Do Not Move (1943)
Il fidanzato di mia moglie (1943)
Casanova farebbe così! (1942)
Non ti pago! (1942)
A che servono questi quattrini? (1942)
In campagna è caduta una stella (1939)
I Was to Blame (1937)
Three Cornered Hat (1935)
Quei due (1935)
I Sing for You Alone (1933)
Peppino Girella
Eduardo ultima lezione, ultimo spettacolo: il punto di arrivo il punto di partenza
Sei atti unici in bianco e nero
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GenderMale
Birthday1900-05-24
Deathday1984-10-31 (84 years old)
Birth NameEduardo Passarelli
Birth PlaceNaples, Italy
Height
RelationshipsDorothy Pennington (1928-12-10 - 1955-01-01), Thea Prandi (1956-01-02 - 1959-01-01), Isabella Quarantotti (1977-02-04 - 1984-10-31)
ChildrenLuca De Filippo
FatherEduardo Scarpetta
MotherLuisa De Filippo
SiblingsPeppino De Filippo, Titina De Filippo
RelativesLuigi De Filippo
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsEduardo, Edoardo De Filippo, Эдуардо Де Филиппо
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Feltrinelli Prize
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