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Jan 22, 2005 · Born Anthony Papaleo on October 25, 1928, in Manhattan’s Little Italy, Franciosa grew up poor and worked a variety of jobs before devoting himself to acting in his early twenties. In addition to his film work, Franciosa appeared in numerous television projects, and had starring roles in five series.
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 ...
Jan 23, 2006 · Film, stage and TV actor Anthony Franciosa died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles following a massive stroke. He was 77. Franciosa received both Tony and Oscar nominations for his ...
The Long, Hot Summer. A Hatful of Rain. The Pleasure Seekers. Assault on a Queen. Curse of the Black Widow. Fame Is the Name of the Game. Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife. In Enemy Country ...
Anthony Franciosa foi indicado ao prêmio Tony e ao Oscar por sua interpretação como o irmão de um viciado em heroína em Cárcere sem grades, de 1957 e ganhou um Golden Globe por seu papel em Calvário da glória, de 1959, filme sobre um ator que faz qualquer coisa pelo sucesso. Filmografia
Oct 25, 2016 · Actor. Born Anthony Papaleo in New York City, New York's Little Italy district, he was only about one year old when his father abandoned the family. After leaving high school, he worked as a welder and a ship steward among other things before he attended an audition for actors at the YMCA and won a role in a production...
Jan 19, 2006 · --Anthony Franciosa in DAILY NEWS, February 19, 1996 Biography A handsome, forceful, compact leading man of Italian descent with an easy, lithe manner and walk and an aggressive, sly quality not unlike Burt Lancaster, Franciosa first established himself on stage with a powerful turn as the brother of a drug addict in Michael V Gazzo's play "A ...
