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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 ...

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  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.

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  4. Anthony Franciosa, whose strong portrayals of moody, troubled characters made him a Hollywood star in the 1950s and ’60s but whose combative behavior on movie sets hampered his career, has...

  5. Jan 21, 2006 · LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 - Anthony Franciosa, whose strong portrayals of moody, troubled characters made him a Hollywood star in the 1950's and 60's but whose combative behavior on movie sets...

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  7. Jan 21, 2006 · Anthony Franciosa, the rakishly handsome, cleft-chinned actor who came to fame on Broadway in the 1950s and had a long career in Hollywood as a star in five TV series, including “The Name of...

  8. Jan 22, 2005 · Los Angeles, CA – Actor Anthony Franciosa, whose intense persona proved to be one of his greatest assets as a performer, as well as a professional liability at times, died Thursday in a Los Angeles hospital from complications caused by a severe stroke. He was 77 years old.

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