About

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15
Birthday:
1932-01-05
Place of birth:
Alessandria, Piemonte, Italia
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Umberto Eco

Overview

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Umberto Eco OMRI (Italian: [umˈbɛrto ˈɛːko]; 5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor. He is best known internationally for his 1980 novel Il nome della rosa (The Name of the Rose), a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory. He later wrote other novels, including Il pendolo di Foucault (Foucault's Pendulum) and L'isola del giorno prima (The Island of the Day Before). His novel Il cimitero di Praga (The Prague Cemetery), released in 2010, was a best-seller.

Eco also wrote academic texts, children's books, and essays. He was the founder of the Department of Media Studies at the University of the Republic of San Marino, president of the Graduate School for the Study of the Humanities at the University of Bologna, member of the Accademia dei Lincei, and an honorary fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.

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2023 All Men Become Brothers Actor N/A
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2023 Umberto Eco: A Library of the World Actor Self - Writer (archive footage) 59
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2022 Andate a lavorare Actor Se stesso N/A
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2014 Walt Disney e l'Italia - Una storia d'amore Actor 59
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2013 We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism Actor Self N/A
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2013 La Maison de la Radio Actor Self 59
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2012 Behind the Doors of Umberto Eco Actor Himself 59
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2011 Quiproquo Actor N/A
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2010 Life Is Bearable at Times... Actor N/A
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2006 A Beautiful Vacation Actor Self 58
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1987 La rosa dei nomi Actor Self 59
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1986 The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' Actor Self 59
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1961 La Notte Actor Man at the Party (uncredited) 70
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Writing
2019 The Name of the Rose Writing Novel 69
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1986 The Name of the Rose Writing Novel 72
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