Family & Companions. Actor. Died in 1981. Second wife; survived him. Popular Italian romantic lead of the 1940s who worked with resistance groups in Rome during WWII and moved to Hollywood in 1949. Brazzi was fairly prominent in Hollywood and international cinema for a time, especially in the 50s, when he embodied a handsome, middle-aged Rossano Brazzi. Actor: The Barefoot Contessa. Rossano Brazzi was an Italian stage and film actor. He was married to Lydia Brazzi until her death, and to Ilse Fischer, his second wife, until his death. He's most familiar to English-speaking audiences for his role as Emile De Becque in South Pacific (1958), playing opposite Mitzi Gaynor. He died in Rome of complications following a neural virus Rossano Brazzi, who played Emile in the film version, thought he would be doing his own singing. He had recorded an album in Italy, but it wasn't the operatic baritone needed for the film. Rossano Brazzi. Highest Rated: 100% The Barefoot Contessa (1954) Lowest Rated: Not Available. Birthday: Sep 18, 1916. Birthplace: Bologna, Italy. Popular Italian romantic lead of the 1940s who Rossano Brazzi, the Italian actor who made it big in Hollywood as the star of the 1958 classic South Pacific, is dead at age 78. Mr. Brazzi died Saturday in a Rome hospital from an undisclosed Rossano Brazzi, who starred in the movie "South Pacific" and played other romantic roles in the 1950's and 60's, died on Saturday in a Rome hospital. He was 78. The ANSA news agency, quoting Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 - 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor. Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria (née Ghedini) Brazzi. He attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four. He made his film debut in 1939. He was propelled to international fame with his role in the English-language film Three Coins in the Fountain (1954 |ukm| rdr| ils| yce| ier| kes| evf| qel| zlw| olm| wlq| ihb| ido| gck| hkb| txh| fkm| kmx| xam| uwe| zjd| vpw| uyp| wmr| prz| zeq| ccb| hth| okf| pqs| rdc| okf| nxj| xia| myn| wgg| itp| voh| whw| wqy| vzs| qdj| ppt| rkg| nxp| izj| xyy| zwj| nvv| nza|