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Biography of Dario Fo
Name: Dario Fo
Birth Date: March 24, 1926
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: San Giano, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Gender: Male
Occupations: playwright, actor
Dario Fo
Italian playwright Dario Fo (born 1926) is known for his satirical and often controversial works. He was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature.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. Fo, who according to the press release from the Swedish Academy, "emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden," was by his own admission "amazed" to learn that he had won the prestigious award, according to an article by Chicago Tribune contributor Tom Hundley. The Nobel committee's choice was indeed unpopular among many segments of the world population, especially with the Italian government and with the Roman Catholic Church, which have both been favorite targets of Fo's in such works as …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…who was in charge of interrogating Giuseppe Pinelli, the railway worker whose death was the inspiration for Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist. At the time he announced his intentions for his prize money, Fo had already outlined a sequel to Accidental Death based upon one of the accused men's struggle to prove his innocence. Associated Works Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Mistero buffo Further Reading The first political biography of Fo is Tom Behan's Dario Fo: Revolutionary Theatre (2000).American Theatre, June 1986.American Theatre, June 1986.Atlantic Monthly, September 1985.Chicago Tribune, October 9, 1997; October 10, 1997; October 11, 1997; November 6, 1997.Los Angeles Times, January 16, 1983; January 21, 1983.New Society, March 13, 1980, pp. 559-60.New York Times, December 18, 1980; April 17, 1983; August 5, 1983; August 14, 1983; August 27, 1983; February 15, 1984; October 31, 1984; November 16, 1984; May 29, 1986; May 30, 1986; May 9, 1987; November 27, 1987; October 10, 1997.Washington Post, August 27, 1983; November 17, 1984; January 17, 1985; June 12, 1986.Nobel Prize Internet Archive, http://www.almaz.com (October 9, 1997).Swedish Academy Press Release, The Permanent Secretary, Nobel Prize Internet Archive, http://www.almaz.com (October 9, 1997).
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