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In Memoriam · 1902 – 1989
Cesare Zavattini

Person · Screenwriter

Cesare Zavattini

Born
September 20, 1902
Died
Oct 13, 1989
From
Luzzara, Italy
  • Also:
  • Writer
  • Director
65
Credits on file
8
Decades active
3
Awards

In short · Wrote for eight decades — 65 credits.

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Biography

Cesare Zavattini was an Italian Screenplay writer, Story writer, Writer, Actor, Idea contributor, Original Story writer, Novel writer, Co-Director, Producer, Art Director, Director, and Original Film Writer. Among his notable works are *Bicycle Thieves*, *A Walk in the Clouds*, *Umberto D.*, *Two Women*, *Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow*, *Shoeshine*, *Miracle in Milan*, and *Bellissima*.

Awards & Nominations

3 nominations

Academy Awards

  • Nom1956Oscar — Writing (original Story)
  • Nom1949Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
  • Nom1947Oscar — Writing (original Screenplay)

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