Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, December 27, 1994 TAG: 9412270126
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: ROME LENGTH: Short
Brazzi died Saturday in a Rome hospital from an undisclosed virus that affected his nervous system, the ANSA news agency reported, citing sources close to the Italian actor's family.
Brazzi, who also directed films, appeared in more than 200 movies, most of them shot in the United States.
His first Hollywood appearance was in ``Little Women'' (1949). But it was ``The Barefoot Contessa'' (1954), featuring Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart, that established him in the roles of handsome heartbreaker and aristocrat.
Another 1954 hit was ``Three Coins in the Fountain.''
``Rossano Brazzi will certainly be remembered as one of the few Italian actors known in America as well,'' Carlo Verdone, an Italian actor and director, was quoted as saying by the Italian news agency AGI.
- Associated Press
by CNB