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In 1984, Rossano Brazzi married Ilse Fischer, a German national, who had been the couple's housekeeper for many years. Originally from Düsseldorf, Fischer had met Brazzi as an infatuated fan in Rome at the age of twenty-four. [4]
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.
Feb 11, 2019 · A private man by nature, Brazzi remained happily married to the same woman for 41 years until Lidia Brazzi’s death in 1981. Emotionally devastated, Brazzi would take four years until he married a second time. At 17 years old, Ilse Fischer, born in Germany but living in Rome, first set eyes on Brazzi in the movie Three Coins In The Fountain.
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.
Dec 27, 1994 · 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...
Dec 28, 1994 · Rossano Brazzi, actor, director: born Bologna 18 September 1916; married Lydia Bertolini (died 1981), 1984 Isle Fischer; died Rome 24 December 1994.
It appears that, contrary to the public image, Brazzi was actually a very private man, who remained very happily married to the same woman for 41 years until her death in 1981 - at first glance an unlikely candidate for the wife of a 'dashingly handsome' movie star (except to those who knew her): Lidia Brazzi, 5'3" to her husband's 5'10", and a ...
