
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/5/1932
Place of Birth
Alessandria, Piemonte, Italia
Umberto Eco
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (...
Known For

Umberto Eco: A Library of the World
as Self - Writer (archive footage)

Why Are We Creative?
as Self

Walt Disney e l'Italia - Una storia d'amore
Unknown Role

La Notte
as Man at the Party (uncredited)

La rosa dei nomi
as Self

Quiproquo
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La Maison de la Radio
as Self

We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
as Self

Behind the Doors of Umberto Eco
as Himself

Andate a lavorare
as Se stesso

All Men Become Brothers
Unknown Role

A Beautiful Vacation
as Self

Life Is Bearable at Times...
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