Gianfranco Calligarich

Gianfranco Calligarich (3 May 1939 – 25 November 2024) was an Italian novelist, screenwriter and dramatist.

Life and career Born in Asmara to a family of Trieste origins, after the World War II Calligarich moved with his family to Milan, where he started working as a journalist. In 1961, he was sent by the magazine he worked for to Rome to run the local department, and from then on he settled in the capital. In the following years, Calligarich focused on television and film screenwriting, In 2011, he won the Bagutta Prize with Privati abissi ("Private abysses"),

Calligarich died on 25 November 2024, at the age of 85.