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Italo Calvino(1923-1985)

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Italo Calvino
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Italo Calvino was born on 15 October 1923 in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba. He was a writer, known for Il barone rampante, Boccaccio '70 (1962) and Tiko and the Shark (1962). He was married to Esther Calvino. He died on 19 September 1985 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
BornOctober 15, 1923
DiedSeptember 19, 1985(61)
BornOctober 15, 1923
DiedSeptember 19, 1985(61)
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Known for

Il barone rampante
  • Writer
    Boccaccio '70 (1962)
    Boccaccio '70
    7.0
    • Writer(segment "Renzo e Luciana")
    • 1962
    Tiko and the Shark (1962)
    Tiko and the Shark
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1962
    Italo Calvino and Henrique Bouduard in The Cultzone Holy Grail (2020)
    The Cultzone Holy Grail
    Video Game
    • Writer(creator)
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Il barone rampante
      • based on the novel by
      • Filming
    • Zoom! Zoomers Zooming Through a Zoom Play. (2022)
      Zoom! Zoomers Zooming Through a Zoom Play.
      7.8
      Video
      • based on a format by
      • 2022
    • Minhazur Rahman Akash in Antaral (2021)
      Antaral
      Short
      • Storyline From
      • 2021
    • Italo Calvino and Henrique Bouduard in The Cultzone Holy Grail (2020)
      The Cultzone Holy Grail
      Video Game
      • created by
      • 2020
    • I riassuntini (2018)
      I riassuntini
      TV Series
      • based on the novel by (2020)
      • 2018
    • Distance to the Moon (2018)
      Distance to the Moon
      Short
      • story by
      • 2018
    • A Winter Fable (2017)
      A Winter Fable
      Video
      • short story
      • 2017
    • Desire Lines
      Short
      • based on the extracts from
      • 2016
    • 9x10 novanta (2014)
      9x10 novanta
      6.6
      • text (segment "L'entrata in guerra")
      • 2014
    • The Boy Who Shouted Teresa
      Short
      • short story "The Boy Who Shouted Teresa"
      • 2012
    • Fatti Realmente Accaduti (2010)
      Fatti Realmente Accaduti
      Short
      • based on a story by
      • 2010
    • Voyage of No Return
      Short
      • story "Invisible Cities"
      • 2009
    • Solidarity (2006)
      Solidarity
      8.5
      Short
      • story
      • 2006
    • Smesne i druge price (2004)
      Smesne i druge price
      6.8
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 2005
    • L'isola di Calvino
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • excerpts from memoirs
      • 2005
    • La céleste (2004)
      La céleste
      Video
      • novel "Le città invisibili"
      • 2004

    Additional Crew

    • How Are You? (2025)
      How Are You?
      6.0
      Short
      • citation from: "Les Villes Invislibles"
      • 2025

    Soundtrack

    • La primavera è primavera anche in città (2023)
      La primavera è primavera anche in città
      • writer: "Il padrone del mondo"
      • 2023

    Videos1

    Fellini: I'm A Born Liar
    Trailer 2:18
    Fellini: I'm A Born Liar

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Encyclopedia
      • Encyclopedia
    • Alternative name
      • Tonio Cavilla
    • Born
      • October 15, 1923
      • Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba
    • Died
      • September 19, 1985
      • Siena, Tuscany, Italy(cerebral hemorrhage)
    • Spouse
      • Esther CalvinoFebruary 19, 1964 - September 19, 1985 (his death, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Giovanna Calvino
    • Parents
        Mario Calvino
    • Relatives
      • Floriano Calvino(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Novel: "Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore"
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Wrote a story for Michelangelo Antonioni titled 'Tecnicamente dolce' in 1970. The movie was never made.
    • Quotes
      Everything can change, but not the language that we carry inside us, like a world more exclusive and final than one's mother's womb.

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