1953Winner
Best Writing
Roman Holiday
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Actor · Writer
Rome, Lazio, Italy
July 21, 1914
Biography
Suso Cecchi D'Amico (1914–2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. The Italian screenwriter collaborated on the scripts of more than 100 films, including Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953), Mario Monicelli's I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street, 1958) and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano (1962). She also worked with Michelangelo Antonioni on Le Amiche (The Girlfriends, 1955) and Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth (1977), but she was best known for her creative contribution to the films of Luchino Visconti, including Il Gattopardo (The Leopard, 1963).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1948Winner
Best Writing
Bicycle Thieves
1963Winner
Best Writing
The Leopard
Career Highlights
1960Highlight
Best Writing
Rocco and His Brothers
1967Highlight
Best Writing
The Taming of the Shrew
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Roman Holiday
Bicycle Thieves
The Leopard