Andrea Camilleri

Summary

Andrea Camilleri is a human^[1]. He was born in Porto Empedocle^[2]. He was born on September 6, 1925^[3]. He passed away in Rome^[4]. He died on July 17, 2019^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], screenwriter^[7], film director^[8], prose writer^[9], and novelist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (715 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Porto Empedocle^[2], Andrea Camilleri…
• Andrea Camilleri died in Rome^[4].
• Andrea Camilleri was born on September 6, 1925^[3].
• Andrea Camilleri died on July 17, 2019^[5].
• Andrea Camilleri is buried at Protestant Cemetery, Rome^[12].
• Andrea Camilleri held citizenship in Italy^[13].
• Italian was Andrea Camilleri's native language^[14].
• Andrea Camilleri worked as a writer^[6].
• Andrea Camilleri's professions included screenwriter^[7].
• Andrea Camilleri worked as a film director^[8].
• Andrea Camilleri's professions included prose writer^[9].
• Andrea Camilleri's professions included novelist^[10].
• Andrea Camilleri worked as a short story writer^[15].
• Andrea Camilleri's field of work was detective fiction^[16].
• Andrea Camilleri's field of work was directing^[17].
• Andrea Camilleri's field of work was television direction^[18].
• Andrea Camilleri's field of work was dramatic game^[19].
• Andrea Camilleri's field of work was detective literature^[20].
• Andrea Camilleri was educated at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico^[21].
• Andrea Camilleri was educated at University of Palermo^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Andrea Camilleri is Salvo Montalbano^[23].
• Andrea Camilleri received the Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[24].
• Andrea Camilleri received the Silver Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art^[25].
• Andrea Camilleri received the Pepe Carvalho Award^[26].
• Andrea Camilleri received the Mondello Prize^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IT^[29]

• Began / founded: 1925-09-06^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-07-17^[31]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 05aa6c3c-6aff-4693-8606-9323d0c08ab1^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Porto Empedocle^[2], Andrea Camilleri… he was born on September 6, 1925^[3]. Italian was his native language^[14].

Education

Educated at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico^[21], a university^[34], in Italy^[35], founded in 1936^[36] and University of Palermo^[22], a university^[37], in Italy^[38], founded in 1806^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], screenwriter^[7], film director^[8], prose writer^[9], novelist^[10], and short story writer^[15]. Fields of work include detective fiction^[16], a fiction genre^[40]; directing^[17], a job activity^[41]; television direction^[18], an academic major^[42]; dramatic game^[19]; and detective literature^[20], a literary genre^[43].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Andrea Camilleri is Salvo Montalbano^[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[24], a grade of an order^[44], in Italy^[45]; Silver Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art^[25]; Pepe Carvalho Award^[26]; Mondello Prize^[27], a literary award^[46], in Italy^[47]; Prix Mystère de la Critique^[48], a literary award^[49], in France^[50], founded in 1972^[51]; and Raymond Chandler Award^[52], a literary award^[53], in Italy^[54], founded in 1988^[55].

Personal Life

Andrea Camilleri's religion is recorded as atheism^[56].

Death and Burial

Andrea Camilleri died on July 17, 2019^[5]. He died in Rome^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[57]. Burial took place at Protestant Cemetery, Rome^[12].

Why It Matters

Andrea Camilleri ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (715 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Works attributed to him include The Shape of Water^[60], a literary work^[61]; The Terracotta Dog^[62], a literary work^[63]; The Snack Thief^[64], a literary work^[65]; and The Voice of the Violin^[66], a literary work^[67].

FAQs

Where was Andrea Camilleri born?

Andrea Camilleri's place of birth was Porto Empedocle^[2].

Where did Andrea Camilleri die?

Andrea Camilleri died in Rome^[4].

What did Andrea Camilleri do for work?

Andrea Camilleri worked as writer^[6], screenwriter^[7], film director^[8], prose writer^[9], and novelist^[10].

Where did Andrea Camilleri go to school?

Andrea Camilleri was educated at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico^[21] and University of Palermo^[22].

What awards did Andrea Camilleri receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[24], Silver Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art^[25], Pepe Carvalho Award^[26], and Mondello Prize^[27].