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- Gianni Rodari was born on October 23, 1920 in Omegna, Piedmont, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Chipollino (1973), Volshebnyy golos Dzhelsomino (1978) and Cake in the Sky (1973). He was married to Maria Teresa Ferretti. He died on April 14, 1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- SpouseMaria Teresa Ferretti(April 25, 1953 - April 14, 1980) (his death, 1 child)
- Member of the PCI (Italian Communist Party) from 1944 to his death.
- He received "The biennial award" by the' International Board on Books for Young People' which is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books.
- On 23 October 2020 Google celebrated his 100th birthday with a Google Doodle.
- He is considered as Italy's most important 20th-century children's author and his books have been translated into many languages, though few have been published in English.
- In 1939, for a short time, Rodari attended the Catholic University of Milan.
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