Enrico Vaime (19 January 1936 – 28 March 2021) was an Italian author, playwright, screenwriter, television and radio writer and presenter. Born in

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, after graduating in law in 1960 Vaime was employed by

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, but he resigned almost immediately in order to have a wider artistic freedom. In 1963 he debuted as a playwright with the comedy '' I piedi al caldo'', which was banned by Italian censorship shortly after its first representation at the

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. In 1971 he started a proficuous collaboration with the writer Italo Terzoli; their

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, ''Amore significa'', was a bestseller and got over thirty editions. From 1977, the couple also wrote a series of musicals and comedy plays for Garinei & Giovannini. Vaime is also author of several essays, notably ''Il varietà è morto'' (1989). He is the author and presenter, since 1978, of the variety show ''Black Out'', one of the longest running radio programs in Italy.

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* 1936 births 2021 deaths People from Perugia Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian dramatists and playwrights Italian television writers Italian radio writers Italian male dramatists and playwrights Italian television presenters Italian radio presenters Male television writers {{Italy-writer-stub