Dana Broccoli ( Natol, formerly Wilson; January 3, 1922 – February 29, 2004) was an American actress and novelist.

Biography

Dana Natol was born on January 3, 1922, in New York City, and studied acting at Cecil Clovelly's Academy of Dramatic Arts at

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. She worked on stage in New York and Boston and married ''

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'' actor

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, met when they were both students at the

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, with whom she had a son, Michael G. Wilson. However, they separated after his service in the Army during

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. After their divorce, she moved to

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. She worked as a screenwriter and had a number of small parts in films. There she met film producer Albert R. Broccoli. They married and Dana moved to

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with him. There she worked with him behind the scenes on his production of the

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film series. With Broccoli she had a daughter, Barbara. She became the adoptive mother of her husband's two children by a previous marriage. She is credited as having recommended

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to her husband for the role. In the aftermath of her husband's death in 1996, Dana Broccoli became chairman of the company. Broccoli also wrote the novels, ''Make with the Brains, Pierre'' (1946), issued in Britain as ''Scenario for Murder'' (1949) and ''Florinda'' (1977), the latter was adapted into the

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musical, '' La Cava'' in 2000. Broccoli died in

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on February 29, 2004, aged 82, of cancer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broccoli, Dana 1922 births 2004 deaths Actresses from New York City 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American women writers Writers from New York City American women film producers Film producers from New York (state)