Giorgio Bassani was born on March 4, 1916 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970), Senso (1954) and The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987). He was married to Valeria Sinigallia. He died on April 13, 2000 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
He studied at the University of Bologna and graduated in 1939. One year later, he anonymously published (due to Mussolini's racial policy) his first book "Una citt
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The city of Ferrara with its Christian-Jewish life became the main subject of his novels like "Gli occhiali d'oro" (1958) and "Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini" (1962). The motion pictures Gli occhiali d'oro (1987) and the Academy Award winning The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) were based on them.
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Vice president of Italy`s public television network RAI and president of "Nostra Italia" (1957).
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Racconti d'amore
2013
short story
Gli occhiali d'oro
1987
novel
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
1970
novel
Racconti dell'Italia di oggi - Una lapide in Via Mazzini
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