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The alleged involvement of Ugo Montagna and Piero Piccioni (son of deputy prime minister, Attilio Piccioni and lover of actress Alida Valli) caused a scandal. Subsequently they were absolved of all charges. The case remains unsolved, including the cause of death.
- Victim of an unsolved murder
- 11 April 1953, Torvaianica, Rome, Italy
- Italian
- 3 February 1932, Rome, Italy
Valli's movie career suffered in 1953 from a scandal surrounding the death of Wilma Montesi, whose body was found on a public beach near Ostia. Prolonged investigations resulted, involving allegations of drug and sex orgies in Roman society.
She found herself thrust firmly into the spotlight in 1953, however, when she became embroiled in an Italian national scandal that could have ended her career. When the body of 21-year-old Wilma Montesi was found on a beach outside Rome it brought with it accusations of drug-fuelled high society orgies and possible murder.
Scandal dogged star admired by Mussolini. The actress Alida Valli was the object of. Mussolini's admiration. The actress Alida Valli, who was once described by Benito Mussolini as the most beautiful woman in the world after Greta Garbo, died on this day in 2006 at the age of 84.
Oct 9, 2009 · The Body on the Sand. The story be gan last April, when the body of plump, pretty Wilma Montesi, 21, was found on the seashore sands of Ostia, near Rome, clad only in a blouse and a pair of silk panties embroidered with teddy bears (TIME, Feb. 15). Police declared that Wilma had died by accidental drowning. Months later, brash young neo-Fascist ...
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Apr 24, 2006 · Italian film star idolised by Mussolini and betrayed by Harry Lime. John Francis Lane. Mon 24 Apr 2006 04.20 EDT. The Italian film icon from the 1930s onwards, Alida Valli, who has died...
