Italian composer
Dino Verde
Born 13 July 1922 (1922-07-13 ) Died 1 February 2004 (2004-03 ) (aged 81) Occupation Writer
Dino Verde (13 July 1922 – 1 February 2004) was an Italian author, lyricist, playwright and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born Edoardo Verde in Naples , in 1943 he started working in the satirical magazine Marc'Aurelio .[ 1] [ 2] Since the late 1940s Verde wrote revues and comedy plays for the most popular comedians of the time, including Macario , Nino Taranto , Aldo Fabrizi , Mario Riva and Riccardo Billi , Carlo Dapporto .[ 1] [ 2] In 1949 he started collaborating with EIAR , where he specialized in writing sketches and parody songs.[ 1] [ 2]
Active on television since 1955, he was author of some of the most popular RAI variety shows, such as Canzonissima , Doppia coppia and Studio Uno .[ 1] [ 2]
Verde was also a successful songwriter; he wrote lyrics for two Sanremo Music Festival winning songs, "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina) " by Domenico Modugno /Johnny Dorelli and "Romantica " by Renato Rascel /Tony Dallara .[ 1] [ 2] Other hits include Modugno's "Resta cu'mme ", Kessler Twins ' "Dadaumpa", Rita Pavone 's "Il ballo del mattone", Mina 's "Una zebra a pois", Sophia Loren 's "Che m'è 'mparato a fa".[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
His last work was the 2004 stage play "Bentornato avanspettacolo".[ 3]
His son Gustavo is also a television author.[ 1]
Selected filmography
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