9 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Special ▁Commission er ▁for ▁the ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁drama ▁school ▁in ▁Rome , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Acc adem ia ▁Nazionale ▁di ▁Arte ▁D ram mat ica ▁Sil v io ▁D ' Am ico ▁which , ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁has ▁taught ▁many ▁of ▁Italy ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁actors . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁devoted ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁Riv ista ▁italiana ▁del ▁D ram ma , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Soci età ▁Italiana ▁degli ▁Autor i ▁ed ▁Editor i . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁critic ▁of ▁Il ▁Tem po . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁Teatro ▁del ▁N ove cent o ▁en cyc lopedia , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁its ▁volumes . ▁ ▁D ' Am ico ▁champion ed ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁dram at ist , ▁novel ist , ▁and ▁short ▁story ▁writer ▁Luigi ▁Pir and ello . ▁In ▁turn , ▁Pir and ello ▁spoke ▁of ▁D ' Am ico ▁as ▁" the ▁priest ". ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁A ▁son , ▁F ede le ▁D ' Am ico ▁( nick name : ▁Le le ), ▁who ▁was ▁a