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- Elsa Morante was born on August 18, 1912 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was a writer and actress, known for Accattone (1961), Arturo's Island (1962) and Santina (2009). She was married to Alberto Moravia. She died on November 25, 1985 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- SpouseAlberto Moravia(April 14, 1941 - October 1962) (separated)
- One of Italy's most important novelists of the 20th century.
- Best known for "La storia", a novel about Rome during World War II with many autobiographic elements. Claudia Cardinale played the protagonist "Ida" in its movie version.
- She and her husband Alberto Moravia left Rome and fled to the area of Cassino in 1944, during World War II (because her mother was Jewish, as was Alberto's father).
- Good friends with Natalia Ginzburg and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
- Started publishing short stories for children at the age of 13.
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