Gian Carlo Fusco (1 July 1915 – 17 September 1984), sometimes spelled Giancarlo Fusco, was an Italian writer, journalist, screenwriter and occasional actor.
Biography
Born in
La Spezia
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, Fusco spent his childhood in a college in
Lucca
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, and in 1935 he made his writing debut with the novel ''Biancherie'', but the book was blocked by the
Fascist
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censorship because considered defeatist. In 1949 he started his journalistic career working for the magazine ''
Il Mondo'', and in 1950 he began collaborating with ''
L'Europeo
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L'espresso
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History and profile
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'', ''
II Giorno'', ''
Il Giornale d'Italia
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'', ''
ABC
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'' and ''Cronache''.
As a writer, Fusco is best known for the semi-autobiographical novel '' Le rose del ventennio'', an ironical recount of the Fascist era. He was also active in the film industry as a screenwriter and an actor.
Books
* ''Le rose del ventennio'' (1959).
* ''La lunga marcia. Italianski, brava gente'' (1961).
* ''Guerra d'Albania'' (1961).
* ''Gli indesiderabili'' (1962).
* ''Quando l'Italia tollerava'' (1965).
* ''I mille e una notte. Storia erotica del Risorgimento'' (1974).
* ''Duri a Marsiglia: ambienti e protagonisti della malavita romantica degli anni Trenta'' (1974).
* ''Il gusto di vivere'' (1985).
Selected filmography
Further reading
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References
External links
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1915 births
1984 deaths
People from La Spezia
Italian male novelists
20th-century Italian male writers
Italian male journalists
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian journalists
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