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Dario Fo | |
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 Dario Fo | |
| Born | 24 March 1926 San Giano, Italy[1] |
| Died | 13 October 2016 (aged 90) Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature (1997) |
Dario Fo (Sangiano 3 March 1926[1] – 13 October 2016) was an Italian playwright, theatre actor and composer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997. It highlighted him as a writer "who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden".
His plays often depend on improvisation, Commedia dell'arte style. Fo owned and operated a theatre company with his wife, actress Franca Rame. His most famous works are Mistero buffo and Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
Fo died on 13 October 2016 at a hospital in Milan, Italy from a serious lung disease, aged 90.[2][3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dari Fo - Biography". Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ Press, Associated. "Nobel-winning playwright Dario Fo dies at 90; mocked Italian politics and religion". latimes.com.
- ↑ Giorno, Il. "Dario Fo è morto, aveva 90 anni. Milano dà l'addio al premio Nobel per la Letteratura". Il Giorno. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Dario Fo at Wikimedia Commons
- Dario Fo Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine at Nobelprize.org (in English)