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Antonio Amurri (28 June 1925 – 18 December 1992) was an Italian author, radio and television writer and lyricist.

Antonio Amurri
Born	(1925-06-28)28 June 1925 Ancona, Italy
Died	18 December 1992(1992-12-18) (aged 67) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Author, writer, lyricist
Children	2, including Franco Amurri
Relatives	Eva Amurri (granddaughter)

Born in Ancona, Amurri was author of some of the most popular RAI variety shows, such as Canzonissima, Gran Varietà, Fantastico and Studio Uno.[1] He was also author of fourteen books, several of them best sellers, which were mainly collections of short stories consisting of satirical portraits of collapsing family groups.[1][2]

Amurri was the father of the television writer Valentina Amurri and of the film director Franco Amurri;[1] he was also the paternal grandfather of American actress Eva Amurri.

References

Further reading

• Aurora Cacópardo (2002). Scrittori comici e irregolari del nostro Novecento. Eurocomp 2000, 2002. ISBN 8883460162.

External links

• Antonio Amurri at IMDb

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