Dario Fo receiving his Nobel Prize from the hands of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.

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Fisheye photo of Dario Fo after receiving his Nobel Prize in Literature.

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All 1997 Nobel Laureates on the Stockholm Concert Hall stage. Dario Fo is third from right.

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1997 Nobel Prize laureates on the Stockholm Concert Hall stage: From left: physics laureates Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William D. Phillips, chemistry laureates Paul D. Boyer, John E. Walker and Jens C. Skou, medicine laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, literature laureate Dario Fo and economic sciences laureates Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes.

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A view of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.

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Dario Fo showing his Nobel Prize after the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1997.

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Dario Fo with his wife Franca Rame and granddaughter Mattea after the Nobel Prize award ceremony.

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Dario Fo being photographed with his wife Franca Rame and granddaughter Mattea after the Nobel Prize award ceremony.

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Princess Christina Magnusson and Dario Fo happily conversing during the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on 10 December 1997.

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Dario Fo delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1997.

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Dario Fo before delivering his Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy on 7 December 1997.

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Dario Fo delivering his Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 1997.

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Dario Fo delivering his Nobel Lecture.

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Dario Fo after delivering his Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy on 7 December 1997.

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Literature laureate Dario Fo during a reception at the Swedish Academy during Nobel Week, December 1997.

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Literature laureate Dario Fo in conversation with physics laureate William D. Phillips during Nobel Week, December 1997.

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Literature laureate Dario Fo and physics laureate Steven Chu during a reception at the Swedish Academy during Nobel Week, December 1997.

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All 1997 laureates assembled at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm Sweden during Nobel Week, December 1997. Back row from left: Chemistry laureate Jens C. Skou, medicine laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, literature laureate Dario Fo, economi sciences laureates Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes. Front row from left: Chemistry laureate John E. Walker, physics laureate William D. Phillips, chemistry laureate Paul D. Boyer and physics laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.

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Portrait of Dario Fo. Photo taken at the Venice Carnival in Italy, February 2009.

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Portrait of Dario Fo. Photo taken at the Venice Carnival in Italy, February 2009.

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Portrait of Dario Fo. Photo taken in Perugia, Italy, February 1982.

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Portrait of Dario Fo. Photo taken in Perugia, Italy, February 1982.

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