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Born September 29, 1902 • Italy
Died October 13, 1989 (aged 87) • Rome • Italy
Notable Works “Miracle in Milan” • “The Bicycle Thief” • “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” • “Two Women” • “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”

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Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola as the father and son in Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief (1948), written by Cesare Zavattini.
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Ennio Flaiano
Italian author and critic
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Italian filmmaker
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Italian director
Pasolini, 1964
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian author and director
Diego Fabbri
Italian playwright
James Goldman
American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis
American author
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
Indian author and activist
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
British author and scientist
James Clavell
James Clavell
British writer
James McBride
James McBride
American musician, journalist, and author
Emerald Fennell
Emerald Fennell
British actress and director
Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan
American author
Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
American writer
Brooks, Richard
Richard Brooks
American writer and director
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle
Irish writer
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist
Jean Cocteau, 1939.
Jean Cocteau
French poet and artist
Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie
American author
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
American writer and director