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Especially in the beginning it was nice.” You could see Orson Welles, always with his glass of whiskey and hunting for producers Walt Disney, and even Thomas Mann, who had finished his exile from America exile. I remember the endless array of cocktails in the homes of famous actors who would become friends. Zanuck, who emphasized her Mediterranean background by. She was then signed to a contract by Darryl F. to co-star opposite Orson Welles in Black Magic (1949). Attaining stardom in the 1948 Anglo-French production The Glass Mountain (1948), Cortese was brought to the U.S.

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Cortese recently recalled her Hollywood years as “Lights and shadows, like all things. Born in Milan, Italy, she played ingenues in a series of Italian films from 1941 to 1947. Actress Valentina Cortese began appearing in Italian films at age 15. She was married (from 1951-60) to actor Richard Basehart. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen with Robin Williams. Hollywood came calling, of course, and she appeared in The Glass Mountain, Thieves’ Highway, The House on Telegraph Hill, The Barefoot Contessa and a handful of other US films.īut Cortese worked mostly in Europe, with such directors as Federico Fellini ( Juliet of the Spirits), François Truffaut ( Day for Night), Franco Zeffirelli and even Terry Gillam ( The Adventures of Baron Munchausen). Entering films in 1940, she became a star with 1948’s Les Misérables (playing both Fantine and Cosette) costarring Marcello Mastroianni. And I trust that when I come to visit you in Milan, I shall see it on your fireplace mantle.'”īudd told me that when he last visited Valentina in Italy, the Oscar was indeed there in her home! Addio, cara signora! In Day For Nightįrome Author and Film Historian Eve Golden: Italian actress Valentina Cortese, 96, died on July 10 in Milan. She placed it on the table in front of Valentina and said, ‘I meant what I said. But her friend Budd Moss said there was more to the story: “At the Governor’s Ball later that night, Ingrid walked up to Valentina’s table with her Oscar in hand. But the Oscar went to her friend and fan, Ingrid Bergman for Murder On The Orient Express.Īnd in her acceptance speech, Miss Bergman addresses Valentina in the audience and sincerely apologized for winning and insisted that Valentina should have won it.

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Mentioned in the many tributes pouring out around the world today is the time that Valentina was up for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Day For Night (Roger Ebert called it “The best movie ever made about the movies”). Valentina Elena Cortese ( Milano, 1 gennaio 1923 Milano, 10 luglio 2019) stata un' attrice italiana, considerata una delle ultime dive del cinema e del teatro italiano 1. Her friend and former manager, Budd Burton Moss, called her “Italy’s Helen Hayes.” Valentina Cortese al Premio Chiara nel 2012. Italy’s Dame of Stage & Screen, Valentina Cortese has passed away.

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