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Vincenzo Ferdinandi
Vincenzo Ferdinandi (29 November 1920 - 22 April 1990) was an Italian designer among the founders of Italian haute couture. Biography Born in the United States, he moved to Italy in the early 1950s to open an atelier in Rome in the fashionable Via Veneto. He was among the first great haute couture designers to compete with the French in the international arena. In 1949 he was in Paris, called by Christian Dior for a stylistic collaboration with the French maison. After that experience, London also called him to design a line of shoes that he completed with creativity and all-Italian creativity. Together with other names of the Italian fashion of the time such as Roberto Capucci, the Sartoria Antonelli, the atelier Carosa, Giovannelli-Sciarra, Germana Marucelli, Polinober, the Sartoria Vanna and Jole Veneziani, he participated in 1952 in the first historical parade at the Sala Bianca in Palazzo Pitti in Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, most populous City (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area.Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses , New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.New Jersey County Map , New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 27, 2022. As of the 2020 U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo ( ), also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian (), is a towering rotunda (cylindrical building) in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The popes later used the building as a fortress and castle, and it is now a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome. Hadrian's tomb The tomb of the Roman emperor Hadrian, also called Hadrian's mole, was erected on the right bank (or northern edge) of the Tiber, between 134 and 139 AD. Originally the mausoleum was a decorated cylinder, with a garden top and golden quadriga. Hadrian's ashes were placed here a year after his death in Baiae in 138, together with those of his wife Sabina, and his first adopted son, Lucius Aelius, who died in 138. Following this, the remains of succeeding emperors were also put here, the last recorded deposition being Caracalla in 217. The urns containing these ashes were probably placed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own market town. * January 7 – Russian Civil War: The forces of White movement, Russian White Admiral Alexander Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk; the Great Siberian Ice March ensues. * January 10 ** The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I. ** The League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16, the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris. * January 11 – The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic is recognised de facto by European powers in Palace of Versailles, Versailles. * January 13 – ''The New York Times'' Robert H. Goddard#Publicity and criticism, ridicules American rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard, which it will rescind following the launch of Apollo 11 in 1969. * Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Martinelli
Elsa Martinelli (born Elisa Tia; 30 January 1935 – 8 July 2017) was an Italian actress and fashion model. Described by ''The Guardian'' as a "versatile star of Hollywood’s international years whose work spanned romantic comedies, period epics and spaghetti westerns", she went on to star opposite Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Charlton Heston, and Anthony Quinn, be directed by André De Toth, Vittorio De Sica, Howard Hawks and Orson Welles on both sides of the Atlantic. At her peak from the late 1950s into the late 1960s she was a rival of top "Hollywood Italian imports" Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Claudia Cardinale. Her slim, sexy figure and elfin looks birthed the quip that she was a “kind of Audrey Hepburn with sex appeal”. Outside her busy film career, Martinelli was a member of the jet set, glitterati, married to an Italian count and befriending such international celebrities as Maria Callas, Aristotle Onassis and Jackie Kennedy. Martinelli mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivy Nicholson
Ivy Nicholson (February 22, 1933 – October 25, 2021) was an American Model (person), model and Actor, actress. Early life "Born to a humble working-class family," as reported by the ''World'' magazine, Nicholson grew up in East New York, Brooklyn#Cypress Hills, Cypress Hills, New York. She started working as a model at 16, and first modeled in a Brooklyn department store after winning a beauty contest."Wild Grows the Ivy," ''Look'', May 10, 1960, pp. 91–93 In her teens, she settled in Greenwich Village and worked in the Garment District, Manhattan, Garment District. Model She appeared on the covers of major fashion magazines such as ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'' ''Harper's Bazaar'', Life (magazine), ''Life'', Mademoiselle (magazine), ''Mademoiselle''"Armimondi's work on display at S.F. Main Library," Sam Whiting, Chronicle Staff Writer, December 12, 2009 and Elle (magazine), ''Elle''. In the mid-fifties, she was romantically involved with Colin Tennant, son of the second Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucia Bosè
Lucia Bosè (28 January 1931 – 23 March 2020) was an Italian actress. Life and career Lucia Bosè was born in Milan to Francesca Borloni and Domenico Bosè. After a number of years working in a bakery, Pasticceria Galli, in her native city, in 1947 she won the second edition of the Miss Italia beauty contest. She earned a role in Dino Risi's short film, ''1848'' (1948), before making her feature film debut in the 1950 film, '' Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi'' (''No Peace Under the Olive Tree'') directed by Giuseppe De Santis, who later directed her again in 1952's '' Roma, ore 11'' (''Rome 11:00''). That same year, she starred in Antonioni's '' Cronaca di un amore'' (''Story of a Love Affair'') and in 1953, she reunited with him for '' La signora senza camelie'' (''The Lady Without Camelias''). In 1955, she appeared in the films '' Gli Sbandati'' (''Abandoned'') and '' Muerte de un ciclista'' (''Death of a Cyclist''). The following year, she played the main female role in '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eloisa Cianni
Eloisa Cianni (23 June 1932 – 27 May 2022) was an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ... winner. Cianni was born in Rome as Aloisa Stukin, with the surname derived from her Polish adoptive father Stanislaus Stukin, who had married her mother Ida Furnace. In 1952 she won the Miss Italia beauty contest, and one year later she was elected Miss Europe. Cianni subsequently started a career as model and actress, debuting in the Gianni Franciolini's 1953 comedy film '' Villa Borghese''. Cianni died in Morlupo on 27 May 2022, at the age of 89. References External links * 1932 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Rome Italian beauty pageant winners Italian female models Italian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Albonico
Isabella may refer to: People and fictional characters * Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Isabella (surname), including a list of people Places United States * Isabella, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Isabella, California, a former settlement * Lake Isabella, California, a man-made reservoir * Isabella, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Isabella County, Michigan * Isabella, an unincorporated community in Isabella Township, Michigan * Isabella, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Isabella, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Isabella River (Minnesota) * Isabella, Oklahoma, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Isabella, Pennsylvania (other) * Isabella Furnace, a cold-blast charcoal iron furnace, Pennsylvania Elsewhere * Isabella River (New South Wales), Australia * Isabella Island, Tasmania, Australia * Isabela Island (Galápagos) * Isabella, Manitoba, Canada, a settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina (; born Silvija Košćina, ; 22 August 1933 – 26 December 1994) was a Yugoslav-born Italian actress, best known for her role as Iole, the bride of Hercules ( Steve Reeves) in ''Hercules'' (1958) and '' Hercules Unchained'' (1960). She also played Paul Newman's romantic interest in '' The Secret War of Harry Frigg'' (1968). Early life She was born Silvija Košćina () in Zagreb, Sava Banovina, to a Greek father, owner of a hotel in the "West Coast" section of Split, and a Polish mother. During World War II, in her preadolescence, Košćina was brought to Italy to live with her older sister, who had married an Italian citizen. After winning beauty contests as a teenager, she was offered modeling work. In 1954, while studying physics at the University of Naples Federico II, and living in a boarding school of nuns, she was asked to be ''Miss di Tappa'' ("Stage Miss"), who presents flowers to the winner of a stage of the 1954 Giro d'Italia bicycle race, then at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virna Lisi
Virna Lisa Pieralisi (; 8 November 1936 – 18 December 2014), known as just Virna Lisi, was an Italian actress. Her international film appearances included ''How to Murder Your Wife'' (1965), ''Not with My Wife, You Don't!'' (1966), ''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'' (1969), ''Beyond Good and Evil (film), Beyond Good and Evil'' (1977), and ''Follow Your Heart (1996 film), Follow Your Heart'' (1996). For the 1994 film ''La Reine Margot (1994 film), La Reine Margot'', she won Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Best Actress at Cannes and the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Career Early career Born in Ancona, Lisi began her film career in her teens. Discovered in Rome by two Neapolitan producers, Antonio Ferrigno and Ettore Pesce, she debuted in ''La corda d'acciaio'' (''The Steel Rope'', 1953). Initially, she appeared in musical films like ''E Napoli canta'' (''Naples Sings'', 1953) and ''Questa è la vita'' (''Of Life and Love'', 1954, with Totò). While initia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Britt
May Britt (born May Britt Wilkens; 22 March 1934) is a Swedish former actress who had a brief career in the 1950s in Italy and later in the United States. She was married to American entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. from 1960 to 1968. Career Britt was discovered as a teenager by Italian filmmakers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati in 1951. She was then an assistant to a Stockholm photographer. The two filmmakers were in Sweden to cast a young blonde for the title role in ''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair''. They came to the studio where she worked to view photographs of models. After meeting her, they offered her the part. May Britt, as she was renamed professionally, moved to Rome. As expected, she made her film debut as the leading actress in ''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'' (1952). (Gary Fishgall, in ''Gonna Do Great Things: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.'', wrote of Britt, "... she made her film debut in ''Le Infideli'' in 1952.") In the following years she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental-health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned more than five decades, she was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award five times, including one win for Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress, and a Golden Globe Award win for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actress in a Drama. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jones worked as a model in her youth before transitioning to acting, appearing in two serial films in 1939. Her third role was a lead part as Bernadette Soubirous in ''The Song of Bernadette (film), The Song of Bernadette'' (1943), which earned her the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress. She went on to star in several films that garnered her significant critical acclaim and a further three Academy Award nominations in the mid-1940s, including ''Since You W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
