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  1. 1960 Career. Anthony George Franciosa (né Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor most often billed as Tony Franciosa at the height of his career. He began his career on stage and made a breakthrough portraying the brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Anthony Franciosa. Actor: Tenebrae. Franciosa was born Anthony Papaleo on October 25, 1928, in New York City. The son of a construction worker and seamstress who divorced when he was a year old, he seldom saw his father after this and never man really got to know the other.

  4. Jan 21, 2006 · Anthony Franciosa, TV and Film Actor, Dies at 77. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 - Anthony Franciosa, whose strong portrayals of moody, troubled characters made him a Hollywood star in the 1950's and...

  5. Jan 20, 2006 · He was 77. Franciosa died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after suffering a massive stroke, publicist Dick Guttman said. The actor’s wife of more than 35 years, Rita, and other family members ...

  6. Jan 19, 2006 · Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor. 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.

  7. Jan 21, 2006 · He was 77. Franciosa suffered a stroke Monday and died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center, his publicist Dick Guttman said. An alumnus of New York’s Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg, Franciosa ...

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