Eduardo De Filippo(1900-1984)
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Coming from a show-business family (his father
Eduardo Scarpetta was a famous stage
actor), Eduardo de Filippo made his stage debut at age 5 playing the
role of "Peppiniello" in his father's comedy "Miseria e Nobiltà". At 32
he formed his own stage company with his brother
Peppino de Filippo and sister
Tina de Filippo, and the three began
making appearances in films, starting in 1933. The trio enjoyed success
in both mediums, but broke up soon after World War II ended. De
Filippo, who had begun directing films in 1940, began enjoying success
as a director in the 1950s, turning out a string of light comedies,
many based on his own plays. In addition to writing and directing his
own films, he also wrote or collaborated on films with such directors
as Vittorio De Sica.
