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In 1880, he began writing Storia di un burattino (Story of a Marionette), also called Le avventure di Pinocchio, which was published weekly in Giornale per i bambini. [1] Pinocchio was adapted into a 1940 film by Disney that is considered to be one of Disney's greatest films.
Carlo Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi, was an Italian children's writer known for the world-renowned fairy tale novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio. ...more.
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- October 26, 1890
- November 24, 1826
Pinocchio (/ pɪˈnoʊkioʊ / ⓘ pin-OH-kee-oh; [1] Italian: [piˈnɔkkjo]) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. [2][3] Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village.
Pinocchio became an unprecedented international sensation and, although Collodi published another children's tale in 1907—Beppo; or, The Little Rose-Colored Monkey—his literary legacy is almost entirely tied to his story of a puppet transforming into a real boy. Collodi died on October 26, 1890, in his hometown of Florence.
Oct 22, 2024 · C. Collodi (born Nov. 24, 1826, Florence, Tuscany [Italy]—died Oct. 26, 1890, Florence) was an Italian author and journalist, best known as the creator of Pinocchio, the childlike puppet whose adventures delight children around the world.
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Carlo Collodi (Lorenzini) The story of Pinocchio - A short biography telling how he came to write Pinocchio. Includes a couple of Pinocchio photos.
Carlo Collodi, the writer whose name is inextricably linked to the immortal character of Pinocchio, was born in Florence in 1826. He spent his childhood in Collodi, from which he took his pseudonym – his father’s surname was Lorenzini – and then he returned to Florence, where he studied at religious schools.
