She began her career in her native Italy and, although she achieved fame in America worked more often in Europe. She later had a second career as an artist and filmmaker.
Tag: Italy
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Gina Lollobrigida, Italian Movie Legend, Is Dead at 95
Known as “the most beautiful woman in the world,” the European sex symbol went on to American movie stardom, later enjoying a second career as an artist and filmmaker.
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Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian, Mafia Boss, Is Arrested
Matteo Messina Denaro, who was sentenced in absentia for the 1992 murder of two prosecutors and other crimes, was apprehended in a Sicilian hospital.
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Hunting for Truffles Is a Perilous Pursuit, Especially for the Dogs Who Dig
Truffles are big business, and some are trying to take out the competition by poisoning the dogs that accompany those known as “truffle hunters.”
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Book Review: ‘Forbidden Notebook,’ by Alba de Céspedes
A best-selling novelist and political activist in her native Italy, she was admired for her sensitive depictions of women and their predicaments. Recently rediscovered, her work has lost none of its subversive force.