Marina Fiorato
Marina Fiorato is an Italian English designer, actress, film producer and author.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Fiorato was born in Manchester,[1] with a Venetian father, but was raised in Langcliffe, North Yorkshire.
She studied history at Durham University, before specialising in the study of Shakespeare for a Master's at the University of Warwick.[2] On completing her degrees, she studied art and worked for a period as an illustrator and film reviewer.
Career
[edit | edit source]- Film and artwork
Fiorato co-produced and starred in the award-winning short film Devilwood (2006), and also appeared in The Wrong Blonde, An Ideal Husband (both 1999),[2] Maybe Baby (2000) and Tuesday (2008).[3] She also designed tour visuals for bands such as U2 and The Rolling Stones and for films including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.[2]
- Publications
Fiorato's first novel, The Glassblower of Murano (2008), was written in bookshop coffee-shops so that she could research the Venetian setting. It was rejected by numerous publishers before being accepted by Beautiful Books Ltd. and becoming an international success.[4] Two years later, Fiorato's The Botticelli Secret (2010) earned a large advance.[5] Her other works also have an Italian theme or setting.
Family life
[edit | edit source]Fiorato is married to filmmaker Sacha Bennett[1] and they have two children.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]As Marina Fiorato
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Notable US editions
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As M. A. Bennett
[edit | edit source]S.T.A.G.S.
[edit | edit source]- S.T.A.G.S. (2017)
- DOGS (2019)
- FOXES (2020)
Other
[edit | edit source]- The Island (2018)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Monica Bottino, "La scrittrice inglese che ama il Rinascimento genovese", il Giornale, 25 November 2011 (in Italian)
- ^ a b c "Dales Folk: Best-selling writer Marina happy to be back in town", Craven Herald & Pioneer, 10 January 2009.
- ^ Marina Fiorato at the IMDb
- ^ Javier Espinoza, "Faces in the News: Art Imitating J.K. Rowling: Marina Fiorato was inspired by the Harry Potter author to write her novel in cafes, and it's now a best seller", Forbes.com, 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Marina Fiorato: novelist who wrote in cafés earns £250,000 advance", The Telegraph, 16 May 2010.
External links
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- Living people
- Alumni of Durham University
- Alumni of the University of Warwick
- Designers from Manchester
- Designers from Yorkshire
- English film producers
- English people of Italian descent
- English women novelists
- Mass media people from Manchester
- People from Craven District
- Writers from Manchester
- Writers from North Yorkshire
- Actresses from Manchester
- Actresses from North Yorkshire