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Rossano Brazzi
Age: 78 (passed away Dec. 24th, 1994)
Height: 6'
Birth Place: Bologna, Italy
Born: Sep. 18th, 1916
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BIOGRAPHY: Rossano Brazzi was an Italian stage and film actor. He was married to Lydia Brazzi until her death, and to Isle Fischer, his second wife, until his death.
His first break into films came in 1942, when Zarah Leander's film studio was casting for a leading man to play opposite Leander in the film Damals (1943) (At That Time, Le Foyer Perdu).
His most famous role was as Emile De Becque in South Pacific (1958), playing opposite Mitzi Gaynor.
He died in Rome of complications following a neural virus, on December 24, 1994.
TRIVIA:
- A respected stage director in Italy.
- Lost both parents to the Fascist Italian government and, according to some sources, was active in the Resistance during the war.
- Uncle of 'Fabrizio Brazzi' (qv).
- Brother of 'Oscar Brazzi' (qv).
- Was a native of Bologna and studied law in Florence before World War II.
- Claimed he could see the future in his dreams. He foretold his first girlfriend's illness/death, as well as wife Lydia's illness/death before their illnesses were even diagnosed.
- In 1937, in his twenties, he earned his law degree, and was sent by his father to practice law in Rome with an established lawyer who was a friend of the family. While there he was approached by a theatrical company.
- Attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, a city in which he lived since the age of four.
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