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Gina Lollobrigida, star of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," passes away at 95

Gina Lollobrigida, star of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," passes away at 95

 One of the final representatives of Hollywood's Golden Age, Italian performer Gina Lollobrigida, passed away on Monday at the age of 95, according to Gennaro Sangiuliano, the culture minister.

"A diva of the silver screen who starred in more than 50 years of Italian film history is said to be leaving us. Her allure will endure forever," After her passing was revealed by the Italian news agency ANSA, Sangiuliano commented.

The actor, known for her sharp wit and seductive beauty when she was younger, was also honoured by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who called him a "great talent, passionate, intense, captivating."

According to a statement from Meloni, she was "one of the most significant performers of her time, who contributed to the diffusion of the Italian image in the globe."

According to ANSA, Lollobrigida had surgery at a Rome hospital in September after breaking her femur.

It stated that her funeral would take place on Thursday in one of the churches in Rome's Piazza del Popolo.

She is best remembered for her roles in "Bread, Love, and Dreams" (1953) by Luigi Comencini and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1956) by Jean Delannoy. Lollobrigida co-starred in both films with many of the leading men of the day, including Errol Flynn, Burt Lancaster, and Humphrey Bogart.

Her big break came in 1953 when she co-starred with Humphrey Bogart in John Huston's comedy "Beat the Devil." She was born on July 4, 1927, in Subiaco, a hilly community 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Rome.

Lollobrigida, according to Bogart at the time, "made Marilyn Monroe appear like Shirley Temple."

Throughout her career, Lollobrigida earned seven David di Donatello awards—Oscar. Italy's

However, by the 1970s, she had abandoned acting in favour of sculpture and photojournalism, landing an exclusive interview and photo shoot with Fidel Castro.

In the midst of a contentious legal dispute with her son over her inheritance, she was back in the news in 2021.


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