Anna Magnani
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Anna Maria Magnani was an Italian actress. She was the first Italian woman to win an Academy Award.
Magnani in 1961
Acting on stage as Anna Christie with Mario Besesti, 1939
With director Luchino Visconti on the terrace of Palazzo Altieri, where Magnani lived in the 1950s
Autographed photo, 1969
Goffredo Alessandrini
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Goffredo Alessandrini was an Italian scriptwriter and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films.
Anna Magnani
…wrote The Rose Tattoo (1955) specifically for her to star in, a role for which she received an Academy Award for Best Actress. After meeting director Goffredo Alessandrini, she received her first screen role in The Blind Woman of Sorrento (La cieca di Sorrento, 1934) and later achieved international attention in Rossellini's…
Goffredo Alessandrini 1939