Remo Saraceni Explained

Remo Saraceni
Birth Date:15 January 1935
Birth Place:Fossacesia, Italy
Death Place:Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:Toy inventor

Remo Saraceni (15 January 1935 – 3 June 2024) was an Italian-American toy inventor. He was known for his invention of the Walking Piano.

Life and career

Saraceni was born in Fossacesia on 15 January 1935. He emigrated to the United States in 1964.[1] He was an artist, lighting designer,[2] sculptor,[3] and an electronic engineer.[4]

In the 1980s, Saraceni invented the Walking Piano, an oversized synthesizer. His invention was used in the 1988 film Big, where actors Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia danced on the piano in a scene of the film.[5] [6]

Saraceni died of heart failure in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, on 3 June 2024, at the age of 89.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remo Saraceni, 89, Dies; Inventor of the Walking Piano Seen in ‘Big’. The New York Times. Alex. Traub. June 14, 2024. June 14, 2024.
  2. News: Artist makes technology come alive. Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. November 27, 1983. June 14, 2024. 35. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Remo Saraceni: To Him, Food Is a Gift From the Sun. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 14, 1974. June 14, 2024. 141. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Sculpture Even Your Ears Can Enjoy. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 19, 1971. June 14, 2024. 122. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Featured in Big, Remo Saraceni's Walking Piano Plays Its Sweetest Music at the Cash Register. People. September 12, 1988. June 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20110202022844/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099901,00.html. February 2, 2011. live. Wayback Machine.
  6. Book: Lehu, Jean-Marc. Branded Entertainment: Product Placement and Brand Strategy in the Entertainment Business. 11. Kogan Page. March 3, 2007. 9780749451431. Google Books.
  7. Web site: Remo Saraceni, inventor of the giant piano in movie ‘Big,’ dies at 89. The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 4, 2024. June 14, 2024. Ximena. Conde. MSN.
  8. Web site: Pescara piange Remo Saraceni, scienziato e padre del Big Piano di Tom Hanks. Il Messaggero. June 4, 2024. June 14, 2024. Italian.
  9. News: Remo Saraceni obituary: inventor known for the walking piano in the film Big . 14 July 2024 . The Times . 10 July 2024.

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