13 Facts About Anne Paolucci

Anne Paolucci was an Italian-American writer, scholar, and educator.

Anne Paolucci was a research professor and chair of the English Department at St John's University in New York City, and a prolific writer who published plays, short stories, novels, poetry, literary criticism, and translations.

Anne Paolucci was born on July 31,1926, in Rome, Italy.

Anne Paolucci spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Naples Federico II.

Anne Paolucci chaired the English department for ten years, and in 1982, became director of the doctor of arts degree program in English.

Anne Paolucci's plays have been produced in the United States and internationally.

Anne Paolucci received an honorary degree from Lehman College, and was recognized by the Italian government for translating and editing a selection of poems by Giacomo Leopardi.

Anne Paolucci served as president of the Pirandello Society of America for seventeen years.

Anne Paolucci founded the Council on National Literatures, an educational foundation for multicomparative literary studies, and edited the Review of National Literatures from 1970 to 2001.

Anne Paolucci had a television panel show, Magazines in Focus.

Anne Paolucci was married to Dr Henry Paolucci, a professor at St John's University, and a fellow Italian immigrant.

Anne Paolucci lived with him in Beechhurst, Queens, New York.

Anne Paolucci died in New York City on July 15,2012.