| Carlo Ponti | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carlo Fortunaro Pietro Ponti December 11, 1912 Magenta, Lombardy, Italy |
| Died | January 9, 2007 (aged 94) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Spouse(s) | Giuliana Fiastri (1946-1957) Sophia Loren (1957-1962) Sophia Loren (1966-2007) |
Carlo Ponti (December 11, 1912 – January 10, 2007) was an Italian film producer with over 140 production credits, as well as the husband of Italian actress Sophia Loren. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone
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Career
Ponti was born in Magenta, Italy and studied law at the University of Milan. Magenta is a town and Comune in the Province of Milan in Lombardy, northern Italy. The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano UNIMI is one the largest universities in Italy, with about 62801 Students a teaching and research He joined his father's law firm in Milan and became involved in the film business through negotiating contracts. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. [1] Ponti attempted to establish a film industry in Milan in 1940 and produced Mario Soldati's Piccolo Mondo Antico there, starring Alida Valli, in her first notable role. The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film Mario Soldati ( November 11 1906 - June 19 1999) was an Italian Writer, Film director. Alida Valli (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006 sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in over 100 films including Carol Reed's The film dealt with the Italian struggle against the Austrians for the inclusion of northeastern Italy into the Kingdom of Italy during the Risorgimento. The Second War of Italian Independence, Franco-Austrian War, or Austro-Sardinian War was fought by Napoleon III of France and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia Kingdom of Sardinia, also known as Piedmont-Sardinia or Sardinia-Piedmont, was the name given to the possessions of the House of Savoy in 1720 when the Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian The film was successful, because it was easy to see "the Austrians as Germans" during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [2] As a result, he was briefly jailed for undermining relations with Nazi Germany. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers [3]
Ponti accepted an offer from Lux Film company in Rome in 1941, where he produced a series of commercially successful films featuring the comedian Totò. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Antonio Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno De Curtis Di Bisanzio Gagliardi, Imperial Highness Palatine Count Knight of the Holy Roman Empire Exarch of Ravenna Duke of Macedonia [4] In 1954 he had his greatest artistic success with the production of Federico Fellini's La strada. The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film However, Fellini denied Ponti's role in its success and said that "La Strada was made in spite of Ponti and De Laurentiis. Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis (born August 8 1919) is an Academy Award -winning Italian "[4] He produced Visconti's Boccaccio '70 in 1962, Marriage Italian Style in 1964, and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in 1965. Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo ( November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 Italian Portmanteau film directed by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Marriage Italian-Style (Italian Matrimonio all'italiana) is a 1964 film which tells the story of a successful businessman who kept a woman as his The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Yesterday Today and Tomorrow ( Ieri oggi domani) is a Comedy film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U He produced his most popular and financially successful film, David Lean's Doctor Zhivago in 1965. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Doctor Zhivago ( Доктор Живаго) is a 1965 drama - romance - War film directed by David Lean and loosely The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U He subsequently produced three notable films with Michelangelo Antonioni, Blowup in 1966, Zabriskie Point in 1970 and The Passenger in 1974. Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( September 29 1912 &ndash July 30 2007) was an Italian Modernist Blowup (as in screen credits also rendered as Blow-Up) is an award-winning 1966 British - Italian Art film The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on This article refers to the 1970 movie 'Zabriskie Point' For the soundtrack album see Zabriskie Point (album; for the natural monument see Zabriskie Point. The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The Passenger ( Professione reporter) is a Film directed and co-written by Michelangelo Antonioni, released in 1975 The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released
Personal life
In 1946 he married Giuliana Fiastri. [5] Around 1950, Ponti, while serving as a judge in a beauty contest, met a minor actress named Sofia Lazzaro. He subsequently cast her in films such as Anna (1951). In 1952 his friend, Goffredo Lombardo, head of production at Titanus, changed Lazzaro's name to Sophia Loren. Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone In 1957, Ponti obtained a Mexican divorce from his first wife and married Sophia Loren by proxy. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A proxy marriage is a Marriage in which either the bride or the groom is not physically present for the wedding Divorce was still forbidden in Italy and he was informed that he would be charged with bigamy if he returned to Italy and Loren would be charged with "concubinage". Ponti co-produced several films in Hollywood starring Loren, and establishing her fame, although most were box-office failures. In 1960 Ponti and Loren returned to Italy and when summoned to court, denied being married. Later, they had the marriage annulled in 1962, after which he arranged with his first wife, Giuliana, that the three of them move to France which at that time allowed divorce and become French citizens. In 1965 Giuliana Ponti divorced her husband, allowing Ponti to marry Loren in 1966 in a civil wedding in Sèvres. Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. [1][6] [7]
Two unsuccessful attempts were made to kidnap Ponti in 1975, including one involving an attack on his car with gunfire. [1]
Ponti was tried in absentia in 1979 for smuggling money and works of art abroad and fined 22 billion lire and sentenced to four years in prison. The lira (plural lire) was the Currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002 He did not attend the hearing, as his French nationality made him immune from extradition. He was finally cleared of the charges in 1990. [1]
Death
Ponti died in Geneva, Switzerland[2][3] and was survived by Loren, his sons Carlo (a former child actor now a music conductor and music director of the San Bernardino Symphony[8]), Alessandro, a film producer, and Edoardo Ponti, a film director,[5] and a daughter, Guendalina. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation [4] His body rests in Magenta.
Filmography
Notes
- ^ a b c d Exshaw, John. Piccolo mondo antico, also known as Old-Fashioned World, is a 1941 Italian Drama film directed by Mario Soldati Europa '51 (also known as The Greatest Love) is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid L'oro di Napoli ( English: The Gold of Naples) is a 1954 Italian Golden Palm nominated Comedy film Attila (Italian Attila il flagello di Dio; French Attila fléau de Dieu) is a 1954 Franco-Italian film co-production War and Peace is the first English film version of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. The Railroad Man ( Il Ferroviere) is a 1956 Italian language award winning Drama Film directed by Pietro Germi That Kind of Woman is a 1959 American Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, who was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the Heller In Pink Tights is a 1960 western Film adapted from Louis L'Amour 's novel Heller with a Gun. A Breath of Scandal is a 1960 film adapted from Ferenc Molnar 's Stage play Olympia. Two Women (Original title La Ciociara, literally translated as "The Woman from Ciociaria " is a 1960 Lola, is a 1961 Film, the debut film directed by Jacques Demy as a tribute to director Max Ophüls and is described by Demy as a "musical A Woman Is a Woman (original French title Une Femme est une femme) is a 1961 Film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Cléo from 5 to 7 ( Cléo de 5 à 7) is a 1962 Rive Gauche Film by Agnès Varda. Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 Italian Portmanteau film directed by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti Le Doulos (English title The Finger Man) is a 1962 French crime film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, based on a novel by Pierre Lesou Arturo's Island (L'isola di Arturo is a Novel by Italian author Elsa Morante. The Empty Canvas is a 1963 Italian Drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. Contempt ( Le Mépris) is a film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on the Italian novel Il disprezzo ( by Alberto Moravia. Yesterday Today and Tomorrow ( Ieri oggi domani) is a Comedy film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica. Marriage Italian-Style (Italian Matrimonio all'italiana) is a 1964 film which tells the story of a successful businessman who kept a woman as his Operation Crossbow (later re-released as The Great Spy Mission) is a 1965 spy thriller and World War II Film, made from a story from The 10th Victim ( Italian title La decima vittima) is an Italian cult Science fiction film directed by Doctor Zhivago ( Доктор Живаго) is a 1965 drama - romance - War film directed by David Lean and loosely Ostře sledované vlaky is a 1966 Czechoslovakian film directed by Jiří Menzel. Blowup (as in screen credits also rendered as Blow-Up) is an award-winning 1966 British - Italian Art film The Firemen's Ball ( Hoří má panenko) is a 1967 film directed by Miloš Forman. Smashing Time is a 1967 British Comedy film starring Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave. This article refers to the 1970 movie 'Zabriskie Point' For the soundtrack album see Zabriskie Point (album; for the natural monument see Zabriskie Point. What? (also variously titled Diary of Forbidden Dreams, Che?, Quoi?, and Was? in different Andy Warhol's Frankenstein is a 1973 Horror film directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, Andrew Braunsberg The Passenger ( Professione reporter) is a Film directed and co-written by Michelangelo Antonioni, released in 1975 Brutti sporchi e cattivi (English title Ugly Dirty and Bad) is an Italian language film directed by Ettore Scola and released in 1976 The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 British motion picture starring Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Sophia Loren, Martin A Special Day ( Una giornata particolare) is a 1977 Italian language film which tells the story of a housewife and her neighbor who stay at home "Carlo Ponti", The Independent, 12 January 2007. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-01-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ a b Martin, Douglas. "Carlo Ponti", The New York Times, 11 January 2007. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-01-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
- ^ a b Movie Producer Carlo Ponti Dies. Kansas City Star (2007-01-10). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Retrieved on 2007-01-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
- ^ a b c Lane, John Francis. "Carlo Ponti", The Guardian, 11 January 2007. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-01-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
- ^ a b "Carlo Ponti", The Times, 11 January 2007. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-01-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ Sheri & Bob Stritof. Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti Marriage Profile. About.
- ^ Italian Producer Carlo Ponti. Associated Press (Jan 2007). “archived at TV Fan Forums”
- ^ San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra. San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra (2006-07). Retrieved on 2007-01-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. )0
References
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ponti, Carlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Italian film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magenta, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2007 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Geneva, Switzerland |
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