About Ennio Flaiano
Ennio Flaiano (5 March 1910 – 20 November 1972) was an Italian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, journalist, and drama critic. Best known for his work with Federico Fellini, Flaiano co-wrote ten screenplays with the Italian director, including La Strada (1954), La Dolce Vita (1960), and 8½ (1963). He received the inaugural 1947 Strega Prize for his novel A Time to Kill. In 1971, Flaiano suffered a first heart attack, and wrote in his notes: "All will have to change." He put his many papers in order and published them, although the major part of his memoirs were published posthumously. Recognizing achievement in cinema, theatre, creative writing, and literary criticism, the international prize is awarded annually in Flaiano's hometown of Pescara. In 1947, he won the Strega Prize for his novel Tempo di uccidere (variously translated as Miriam, A Time to Kill, and The Short Cut).
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