Ghigo De Chiara
Ghigo De Chiara (born December 19, 1921 in Tripoli , † January 31, 1995 in Rome ) was an Italian playwright , theater, television and film director , theater critic and screenwriter .
Life
De Chiara came into contact with acting in a prison camp run by the English, where he lived from 1942 to 1946 after the Battle of El Alamein ; after his release he first appeared as a playwright; his first piece, Antonella capobrigante , received the prize of the “Istituto del dramma italiano” (IDI) in 1960. Numerous works followed, with De Chiara both literary works by z. B. Giovanni Verga , Leonardo Sciascia or Vitaliano Brancati dramaturgically edited as well as Roman classics by Terenz or Plautus newly staged. He also wrote comedies himself, including “Itaca! Itaca! ”,“ Il mostro ”,“ Miseria e grandezza nel camerino N. 1 ”and“ Eleonora ”. He often worked with actor Fiorenzo Fiorentini .
De Chiara was also active as a critic and television director; between 1961 and 1979 he also worked on some film scripts and in 1976 he directed his only movie as a director, Che notte quella notte! .
De Chiara was president of the IDI for several years and wrote reviews for the newspaper Avanti! .
His son Franco was also active in film and theater.
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: The Battle of the Maccabees (Il vecchio testamento)
- 1976: Che notte quella notte! (also direction)
Web links
- Ghigo De Chiara in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary (Italian)
- De Chiara at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/1995/02/01/Spettacolo/TEATRO-E-MORTO-GHIGO-DE-CHIARA_175700.php
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 137
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Chiara, Ghigo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian playwright, director, theater critic and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tripoli |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1995 |
| Place of death | Rome |