Elsa Schiaparelli

Elsa Schiaparelli,1932, by George Hoynignen-Huene, "What a neckline"

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Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino, (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926),  The Son of the Sheik was an Italian actor, known simply as "Valentino" and also an early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s.  Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover".  Born to a French mother and Italian father Rudolph Valentino grew up in Italy.  "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" was a major success, launching Valentino into super stardom and giving him the image of a 'Latin Lover'.

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Guglielmo Marconi

Guglielmo Marconi, ( April 25, 1874 - July 20, 1937), was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system.
 On 13 May 1897, Guglielmo Marconi sent the world's first radio message across water from Lavernock Point on the South Wales coast (overlooking the Bristol Channel) to Flat Holm island 3 miles (4.8km) away.The message was to ‘The Times’ newspaper from a correspondent in northern France. This was the message that was broadcast: “Communication between England and the Continent was set up yesterday morning by the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy....Signor Marconi is here conducting the trials and is very satisfied with the results.” World's First Radio Message.

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Pina Menichelli

In the world of the silent screen Italian actress Pina Menichelli was a superstar, a diva, a femme fatale. Giuseppa Iolanda Menichelli (10 January 1890 – 29 August 1984), known as Pina Menichelli, was an Italian actress and silent film star. After a career in theatre and a series of small film roles, Menichelli was launched as a film star when Giovanni Pastrone gave her the lead role in Il Fuoco (1915).

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Pier Angeli

Anna Maria Pierangeli  (June 19, 1932 - September 10, 1971) born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Anna and her twin sister, Marisa Pavan, both had their eyes on become film stars, since that was one of the big Italian pastimes.Anna was a television and film actress.

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