Name: Federico Fellini
Date of Birth: Inspired the word "Felliniesque" Worked as a circus clown. One of his first writing jobs was the Italian language script for the Flash Gordon comic strip. He was a big fan of Stan Lee and Marvel Comics (publishers of superhero comics like Spiderman and the Hulk). In 1966 he abandoned his planned film project "The Journey of G. Mastorna". In 1990 the storyline for the film was later adapted into a graphic novel entitled "Trip to Tulum: From a Script for a Film Idea", illustrated by Milo Manara. ... He was the inspiration and his voice was sampled for the album "Fellini Days" (released in 2001) by former Marillion singer Fish. The term "paparazzi" comes from a character named Paparazzo in his film, La dolce vita (1960), who is a journalist photographing celebrities. Died on the same day as actor River Phoenix. He had a bombastic, short-tempered personality when shooting films, a personality he made no attempt to hide when cameras were on him. Was voted the 10th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 330-341. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. His movies La strada (1954), Le notti di Cabiria (1957), 8½ (1963) and Amarcord (1973) were Oscar-nominated for "Best Foreign Language Film". All 4 movies won. The main character, Guido Contini, in the Maury Yeston musical "Nine" is inspired by Fellini. Was an admirer of director Ken Russell's work. The Broadway musical "Sweet Charity" was inspired by Fellini's Oscar-winning film, Le notti di Cabiria (1957). Is buried in the same bronze tomb as his wife Giulietta Masina and their son Pier Federico, located at the main entrance to the Cemetery of Rimini. His hometown Rimini named the Federico Fellini International Airport in his honor. Many of his movies such as 8½ (1963) or Fellini - Satyricon (1969) are influenced by the work of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung and his ideas on the "anima" and the "animus", the role of archetypes and the collective unconscious. His son Pier Federico was born on 22 March 1945, but died just one month later. Born to Urbano Fellini (1894-1956), a salesman and wholesale vendor, and his wife Ida Barbiani (1896-1984), he had two younger siblings, Riccardo (1921-1991) and Maria Maddalena (1929-2002). Died the day after his 50th wedding anniversary. Dino De Laurentiis originally hoped that Fellini would direct Flash Gordon (1980). A great admirer of Georges Simenon's novels. They shared a letter friendship for many years. Profiled in "Conversations with Directors: An Anthology of Interviews from Literature/Film Quarterly", E.M. Walker, D.T. Johnson, eds. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008. Has been described as a major influence by, among others, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Bernardo Bertolucci and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. In the 5th edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (edited by Steven Jay Schneider), 7 of Fellini's films are listed: La strada (1954), Le notti di Cabiria (1957), La dolce vita (1960), 8½ (1963), Giulietta degli spiriti (1965), Fellini - Satyricon (1969) and Amarcord (1973). Read more Federico Fellini movies (director)
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