Italy On This Day

Postwar pin-up who preceded Loren and Lollobrigida Silvana Pampanini combined acting talent with star quality to become Italy's best pai...

‘Queen of the Big Top’ became cultural icon Moira Orfei rarely strayed from her trademark look, with heavy make-up and a turban-style ...

Talented Neapolitan who lived in shadow of his brother Peppino de Filippo enjoyed a successful career on stage and screen The playwr...

Writer of lyrics and scripts was inspired by crime fiction Leo Chiosso's hit Love in Portofino was the inspiration for an album by...

50 years on, remembered still as Italy’s funniest performer Antonio De Curtis - Totò - in a scene from his first film, shot in 193...