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Dario Luigi Angelo Fo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːrjo ˈfɔ]; 24 March 1926 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, political campaigner for the Italian left wing and the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Dario Fo, Italian avant-garde playwright, manager-director, and actor-mime who was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Oct 13, 2016 · Dario Fo, the Italian playwright, director and performer whose scathingly satirical work earned him both praise and condemnation, as well as the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature, died on...
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Learn about the life and work of Dario Fo, the Italian playwright, director, actor and activist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997. Discover his family background, his theatre company, his political engagement and his literary style.
Oct 13, 2016 · Dario Fo was an Italian playwright, actor and political activist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997 for his satirical and provocative theater. He used medieval farce and commedia dell'arte as his inspiration and performed his plays in various settings, often challenging authority and the status quo.
Jun 11, 2018 · Although he has been hailed by critics worldwide for his acting abilities and especially for his artful, satirical works that convey his leftist ideology, Italian playwright Dario Fo was an unexpected winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Dec 7, 1997 · Dario Fo, the Italian playwright and Nobel laureate, delivers a humorous and provocative speech on the role of jesters and storytellers in society. He recounts a medieval law that allowed anyone to harm jesters, and shares some of his own stories and drawings.
