Biography
Gerardo Guerrieri (1920–1986) was an Italian screenwriter, playwright, theatre director, translator and critic. Born in Matera, Basilicata, he studied law at the University of Rome and became involved in university theatre in the late 1930s.
He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica as screenwriter and assistant director on Sciuscià (1946) and Bicycle Thieves (1948). He shared the Nastro d'Argento for best screenplay for the latter film. Guerrieri later worked extensively in theatre as a dramaturg and consultant to Luchino Visconti, and translated numerous plays by Chekhov, Miller, Williams and others into Italian.
