Faele
Raffaele Sposito (7 January 1922 – 12 April 1981), best known as Faele, was an Italian playwright, radio and television writer, screenwriter and occasional lyricist.
Faele | |
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Born | Raffaele Sposito 7 January 1922 Palermo, Italy |
Died | 12 April 1981 59) Zagarolo, Italy | (aged
Occupation | Playwright |
Life and career
Born in Palermo, at young age Sposito moved to Rome with his family. Because of the war he returned in his hometown, where he created for a local radio station a variety show, Il Calabrone.[1]
After the war he returned to Rome, where he began collaborating with several satirical magazines and radio programs.[1] In the early 1950s, he started his career as a playwright specializing in musical comedies and revues.[2] He was a usual collaborator of Antonio Amurri and Dino Verde.[1][2] His last work was the radio program Il baraccone.[1]
He died because of a hemorrhage caused by peptic in his home in Zagarolo. He was the brother of the actor Carlo.[1]
References
- "È morto «Faele» un re del varietà con Amurri e Verde". La Stampa (94). 21 April 1981. p. 19.
- Virgilio Savona; Michele L. Straniero. "Faele". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.