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Suso Cecchi D'Amico (21 July 1914 – 31 July 2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. She won the 1980 David di Donatello Award for lifetime career.[1] She worked with virtually all of the most celebrated post-war Italian film directors, and wrote or co-wrote many award-winning films—among them:[2][3]

• Franco Zeffirelli: The Taming of the Shrew, Brother Sun, Sister Moon
• Luchino Visconti: Bellissima, Rocco and His Brothers, Senso, Ludwig, The Leopard, Conversation Piece
• Vittorio de Sica: Bicycle Thieves, Miracle in Milan
• Michelangelo Antonioni: Le Amiche
• Mario Monicelli: Big Deal on Madonna Street, Risate di gioia, Casanova 70
• Alessandro Blasetti: Lucky to Be a Woman
• Luigi Zampa: L'onorevole Angelina, To Live in Peace
• Francesco Rosi: Salvatore Giuliano
• Luigi Comencini: The Window to Luna Park
• Alberto Lattuada: Flesh Will Surrender

Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Born	Giovanna Cecchi (1914-07-21)July 21, 1914 Rome, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy
Died	July 31, 2010(2010-07-31) (aged 96) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Alma mater	Lycée français Chateaubriand
Occupation	Screenwriter, actress
Spouse(s)	Fidele d'Amico (1938-1990)
Children	3
Relatives	Emilio Cecchi (father)

Cecchi D'Amico wrote the libretto for Nino Rota's opera I due timidi and collaborated on the script of William Wyler's Roman Holiday.[4] She was a member of the jury at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. She was awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 1994 Venice film festival.[4]

Life

Suso Cecchi D'Amico was born in Rome as Giovanna Cecchi and was the daughter of writer Emilio Cecchi. In 1938, she married the musicologist Fedele D'Amico (nickname: Lele), son of theatre critic Silvio D'Amico. They had three children who have themselves made significant contributions to Italian culture: Masolino, Silvia, and Catherine.[4] Suso Cecchi D'Amico died in Rome ten days past her 96th birthday.[2] She worked as a translator of literary works but was asked to read a screenplay, in order to give feedback. Later, she was asked to write one herself and her career as a screenwriter was launched.[5]

Filmography

Screenwriter

As actress

• 1962: Boccaccio 70 (segment "Renzo e Luciana")

References

External links

• Suso Cecchi D'Amico at IMDb
• "Suso Cecchi d'Amico". Find a Grave. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
• Literature on Suso Cecchi D'Amico

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