Andrea Camilleri

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Andrea Camilleri
Camilleri in 2010
Born	Andrea Calogero Camilleri (1925-09-06)6 September 1925 Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy
Died	17 July 2019(2019-07-17) (aged 93) Rome, Italy
Resting place	Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Occupation	Writer director
Alma mater	Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
Years active	1950–2019
Notable works	Inspector Montalbano novels Inspector Montalbano TV series
Notable awards	Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2003)
Spouse	Rosetta dello Siesto ​ ​ (m. 1957)​
Children	1
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Andrea Calogero Camilleri (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa kamilˈlɛːri]; 6 September 1925 – 17 July 2019)^[1] was an Italian writer best known for his Salvo Montalbano crime novels.^[2]