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Fratti, Mario (1927- ). Collection, 1957-1981, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0228

Scope and Contents

Jane Bonin published a book on Dr. Fratti. Paul Nolan edited a collection of some of his plays and wrote some unpublished essays on him. Both were members of the USL English Department faculty and established this collection on him.

The collection contains play scripts, articles, reviews, and playbills on Dr. Fratti and his plays; the writings of Drs. Bonin and Nolan on Dr. Fratti; correspondence; and some research materials.

Dates

  • 1957-1981, n.d.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Mario Fratti was born on 5 July 1927 to Palmira Silvi and Leone Fratti in L’Aquila, Italy. He attended Ca’ Foscari in Venice where he received his doctorate in languages and literature in 1951. He served in the Italian Army in 1951-1952. In 1953 he married Lina Fedrigo. In 1964 he married Laura Dubman. He has three children.

Dr. Fratti devoted his life to the theater writing plays. He has received many awards for his work. He came to the United States in 1964 and settled in New York. His plays have been published and staged in Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, New Zealand, South America, and the United States. He served as a professor of Romance Languages at Hunter College, City University of New York.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (2.5 feet of materials contained in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Mario Fratti Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
12/15/2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031