Marina Fiorato is an Italian-English designer, actress, film producer and author.
Early life
Fiorato was born in
Manchester,
[Monica Bottino]
"La scrittrice inglese che ama il Rinascimento genovese"
'' il Giornale'', 25 November 2011 with a
Venetian
Venetian often means from or related to:
* Venice, a city in Italy
* Veneto, a region of Italy
* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
Venetian and the like may also refer to:
* Venetian language, a Romance language s ...
father, but was raised in
Langcliffe
Langcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, in England. It lies to the north of Settle and east of Giggleswick. The River Ribble runs along the west of the village.
Langcliffe lies within one of eight ...
,
North Yorkshire.
She studied history at
Durham University
, mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1)
, established = (university status)
, type = Public
, academic_staff = 1,830 (2020)
, administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19)
, chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen
, vice_chan ...
, before specialising in the study of
Shakespeare for a Master's at the
University of Warwick.
["Dales Folk: Best-selling writer Marina happy to be back in town"]
'' Craven Herald & Pioneer'', 10 January 2009. On completing her degrees, she studied art and worked for a period as an illustrator and film reviewer.
Career
;Film and artwork
Fiorato co-produced and starred in the award-winning short film ''
Devilwood'' (2006), and also appeared in ''
The Wrong Blonde'', ''
An Ideal Husband
''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...
'' (both 1999),
[ '' Maybe Baby'' (2000) and '' Tuesday'' (2008). She also designed tour visuals for bands such as U2 and the ]Rolling Stones
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and for films including '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider''.[
;Publications
Fiorato's first novel, ''The Glassblower of Murano'' (2008), was written in bookshop coffee-shops so that she could research the Venetian setting. It was rejected by numerous publishers before being accepted by Beautiful Books Ltd. and becoming an international success. Two years later, Fiorato's '' The Botticelli Secret'' (2010) earned a large advance."Marina Fiorato: novelist who wrote in cafés earns £250,000 advance"]
'' The Telegraph'', 16 May 2010. Her other works also have an Italian theme or setting.
Family life
Fiorato is married to filmmaker Sacha Bennett[ and they have two children.
]
Bibliography
* ''The Glassblower of Murano'' (Beautiful Books) (2008)
* ''The Madonna of the Almonds'' (Beautiful Books) (2009)
* '' The Botticelli Secret'' (Beautiful Books) (2010)
* ''Daughter of Siena'' (John Murray) (2011) (US edition ''The Daughter of Siena'', St. Martin's Griffin, )
* ''The Venetian Contract'' (John Murray) (2012) (US edition ''The Venetian Bargain'', St. Martin's Griffin, )
* ''Beatrice and Benedick'' (St. Martin's Griffin) (2015)
* '' Crimson and Bone'' (2017)
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English film producers
English women novelists
English people of Italian descent
Alumni of Durham University
Alumni of the University of Warwick