CHRONOLOGY
1926 He was born in San Giano, Italy. (March 26)
1940 He moved to Milan to study at the Brera Art Academy.
1951 He met Franca Rame.
1953 IL DITO NELL'OCCHIO; He married Franca Rame.
1955 He moved with his wife to Rome.; His son, Jacopo, was born.
1956 SANI DA LAGARE
1957 He formed his first theatre company.
1959 GLI ARCHANGELI GIOCANO A FLIPPER (ARCHANGELS DON'T PLAY PINBALL);
He and his wife, Franca Rame, founded the Compagnia Dario Fo-Franca Rame.
1960 AVEVA DUE PISTOLE CON GLI OCCHI BIANCI E NERI (HE HAD TWO PISTOLS
WITH WHITE AND BLACK EYES)
1962 He wrote and directed the television show "Canzonisima."
1964 SETTIMO: RUBA UN PO'MENO
1965 LA COLPA E SEMPRE DEL DIAVOLO
1967 LA SIGNORA E DA BUTARE
1968 GRANDE PAMTOMINA CON BANDIERI E PUPAZZI PICCOLO E MEDI; He and his
wife founded the acting group Nuova Scena.
1969 MISTERI BUFFO (COMIC MYSTERY)
1970 MORTE ACCIDENTALE DI UN ANARCHICO (ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST);
He and his wife started the theatre group Colletivo Teatrale La Comune.
1971 MORTE E RESURREZIONE DI UN PUPAZZO, FEDAYAN, TUTTI UNITI! TUTTI INSIEME!
1972 PUM PUM, CHI E? LA POLIZIA! (KNOCK, KNOCK - WHO'S THERE? THE POLICE)
1973 GUERRA DI POPOLO IN CILE; His wife was kidnapped, tortured and raped
by a group of fascists.
1974 NO SI PAGA? NO SI PAGA! (WE CAN'T PAY? WE WON'T PAY!), BALLATE E
CANZONI
1975 IL FANFANI RAPITO
1976 LA MARIJUANA DELA MAMMA E LA PIU BELLA
1977 TUTTI CASA LETTO E CHIESA (ALL HOUSE, BED, AND CHURCH)
1978 TUTTA CASA, LETTO E CHIESA
1980 He founded the Libera Universita di Alcatraz with his wife and son.
1983 COPPIO APERTA (THE OPEN COUPLE)
1985 L'UOMO NUDO E L'UOMO IN FRAK (ONE WAS NUDE AND ONE WORE TAILS)
1986 IL RATTO DELL FRANCESCA
1987 MANUALE MINIMO DELL'ATTORE (THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE)
1989 A WOMAN ALONE AND OTHER PLAYS
1990 ZITTI! STIAMO PRECIPITANDO
1995 He was struck by cerebral ischaemia.
1997 IL DIAVOLO CON LE ZINNE, DARIO FO PLAYS: 1, DARIO FO PLAYS: 2; He
was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1998 ABDUCTING DIANA
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