Andrea Barbato
Andrea Barbato | |
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| Born | 7 March 1934 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 12 February 1996 (aged 61) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, politician, writer |
Andrea Barbato (7 March 1934 – 12 February 1996) was an Italian journalist, politician, author, broadcaster and screenwriter.
Barbato was born in Rome. He started his career in journalism in 1956 working as a correspondent for the BBC.[1] He also started writing for periodicals and newspapers, including L'espresso and Il Giorno, in 1968 he was hired by RAI and worked as speaker for the twelve o'clock news edition attelegiornale.[1][2] In 1971 he began working for La Stampa and was later appointed deputy editor of La Repubblica.[2] Between 1976 and 1980 he was the editor of TG2, and in 1982 he became the editor of the newspaper Paese Sera.[1][2]
In 1983 Barbato was elected to the Chamber of Deputies with the Independent Left.[2] In 1987 he started working for RAI 3 as a programme author and host.
Barbato has also authored several books, stage dramas and screenplays.[1][2] In 1992 he won the Nastro d'Argento for the script of Francesco Maselli's A Simple Story.[1][3]
Barbato died in 1996 from surgery complications because of a malformation of the abdominal aorta. He was married to actress Ivana Monti and had two sons.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Conti, Paolo (13 February 1996). "Addio a Barbato, fece la storia della Tv" [Farewell to Barbato, he made the history of TV]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Addio a Barbato giornalista e gentiluomo" [Farewell to Barbato journalist and gentleman]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 13 February 1996. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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