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1985
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Franciosa's performance in Hatful of Rain earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Film star. Franciosa supported Anna Magnani and Anthony Quinn in Wild Is the Wind (1957) directed by George Cukor, produced by Hal B. Wallis who put Franciosa under a multi-film contract.
Franciosa won an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1958 for "Hatful" and, with his good looks, was a very hot commodity in Hollywood. He followed up his strong debut by starring in a variety of top A-list films, including George Cukor 's Wild Is the Wind (1957) , Martin Ritt 's The Long, Hot Summer (1958) and The Naked Maja (1958) , in ...
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Franciosa won an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1958 for "Hatful" and, with his good looks, was a very hot commodity in Hollywood. He followed up his strong debut by starring in a variety of top A-list films, including George Cukor 's Wild Is the Wind (1957) , Martin Ritt 's The Long, Hot Summer (1958) and The Naked Maja (1958) , in ...
- October 25, 1928
- January 19, 2006
Jan 19, 2006 · Franciosa began his career on stage and made a breakthrough after portraying a brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Check all the awards won and nominated for by Anthony Franciosa - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama (1960) , Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Drama Performance (1956) and more awards.
Awards Database. 3 Nominations. 1 Win. Anthony Franciosa. Anthony “Tony” Franciosa (1928-2006) was born in New York’s Little Italy, the grandchild of emigrants from Melfi, Basilicata, in the heart of Southern Italy: his parents separated when he was just one, and he was raised by his mother and aunt.
Jan 19, 2006 · Anthony Franciosa. Date of Passing: January 19, 2006. Obituary: Anthony Franciosa Dies at 77. Anthony Franciosa: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.
