Lucio D'Ambra

Born in Naples in 1880, Lucio D'Ambra was the pen name of Renato Eduardo Manganella. He built a varied career as a writer and journalist, publishing fiction while also working in the fast-moving world of newspapers and magazines.

D'Ambra is also remembered for his work in early Italian cinema. In addition to writing novels and stories, he worked as a screenwriter and helped connect literary culture with the growing film industry in the early twentieth century.

He died in 1939. Today he is mainly of interest as one of those versatile Italian authors whose work crossed several forms at once: journalism, literature, and film.