Otelio Tortella d'Elea
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| Born | March 19, 1934 Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy |
| Died | September 15, 2022 (aged 88) |
| Other name | Ode Roman |
| Citizenship | Italian, American |
| Occupations | Journalist, poet, screenwriter, librettist |
| Years active | 1958–2017 |
| Spouse(s) | Umit Melekper Karamanle (m. 1958; div. 1967), Sofia Cristopoulos (m. 1986–2022) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Domenico Tortella, Maria Teresa |
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| Awards | Silver Eiffel Tower Prize |
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Otelio Tortella d’Elea, known as Ode Roman, (March 19, 1934 - September 15, 2022) was an Italian journalist, poet, screenwriter, and librettist. He authored 32 original screenplays and volumes of modern English and Italian rhymed poetry.[1]
Biography
Born in Teramo, Italy, in 1934, he lost his parents during World War II in 1944 and was raised in orphanages until the age of 18. He later attended university in Turin, graduating in journalism.[2]
In 1958, he won the Silver Eiffel Tower Prize for his drama Thisbe, which was staged to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of Ovid’s birth.[3]
He edited European Actuality, a multilingual weekly magazine, and in 1960 published the stage play Esperina, which was banned by Italian censors.[4]
After moving to the United States in 1961, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1972 and continued his literary work.[5]
Works
Books
- Jungle Chants: A Journey of Life from the Origins throughout the Ages to Eternity
- Poetica Rigeneratrice MMDCCL IV a.u.c.
- Georgiche d’ Abruzzo
- The Death of the Butterfly: A Tragic Poem
Films
- Lest We Forget (1964), a documentary about American military cemeteries in Europe.
Awards
- Silver Eiffel Tower Prize (1958)
References
- ↑ "Posthumous Books by Otelio Tortella d'Elea". TGRoseto.it. 2024.
- ↑ Otelio Tortella d'Elea. Bardusa in Venezia. National Library of Greece.
- ↑ "Silver Eiffel Tower Prize Winners". Archivio Luce.
- ↑ "Hollywood Independent Newspaper article on Otelio Tortella d'Elea". Library of Congress.
- ↑ Otelio Tortella d’Elea. American Memorials.
External links
- 20th-century Italian journalists
- 20th-century Italian male journalists
- 20th-century Italian poets
- 20th-century Italian male poets
- Italian screenwriters
- Italian librettists
- 20th-century American poets
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- American librettists
- People from Teramo
- 1934 births
- 2022 deaths
- 20th-century American male poets