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Carlo Collodi

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Carlo Collodi

Original Name
Carlo Lorenzini
Birth
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Death
26 Oct 1890 (aged 63)
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Burial
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot
Lorenzini Tomb
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Author. Born in Florence, he took his pen name from his mother's native village. He worked for many years as a journalist and began writing fairy tales in 1856. Collodi's book "The Adventures of Pinocchio" (1883) is one of the most famous children's stories of all time. It has been filmed several times, notably by Walt Disney in 1940. Collodi never married.
Author. Born in Florence, he took his pen name from his mother's native village. He worked for many years as a journalist and began writing fairy tales in 1856. Collodi's book "The Adventures of Pinocchio" (1883) is one of the most famous children's stories of all time. It has been filmed several times, notably by Walt Disney in 1940. Collodi never married.

Bio by: Bobb Edwards

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Bobb Edwards
  • Added: Nov 15, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9904286/carlo-collodi: accessed ), memorial page for Carlo Collodi (24 Nov 1826–26 Oct 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9904286, citing Cimitero Monumentale Delle Porte Sante, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by Find a Grave.