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Cool biography
I love Sophia Loren's movies, and Donald Zec's biography goes into lots of detail without becoming a tabloid story. He also actually talked to Sophia and the people who know her, so he really gives a good portrayal of her.

And by the way, if "A Kid" (who has been stalking E.A. Solinas) had actually read the book, she would know that the spelling error was the author's and editor's, not E.A. Solinas's. Nitwit.

Beware of uninformed reviewers!
It's pretty hard to take an earlier reviewer's comments seriously when she/he clearly has no idea that clams are called VONGOLE in Italian.

It's a good bet the "review" was written without actually reading the book!

Get your facts straight before writing
Hey, smarty-pants! While you're patting yourself on the back for writing another one of your "reviews", you should take the time to look up the Italian word for "clams". Then, try actually reading this book before submitting your comments.

Beware of uninformed reviewers!
It's pretty hard to take an earlier reviewer's comments seriously when she/he clearly has no idea that clams are called VONGOLE in Italian.

It's a good bet the "review" was written without actually reading the book!

Startling "Sophia"
Despite her dramatic life and her screen legend status, Sophia Loren has a curious lack of biographies. Fortunately Donald Zec does a solid job with "Sophia: An Intimate Biography," a balanced, fair and non-drooling look at Loren's life and career.

Sofia Scicolone was born to a commitmentphobic lothario and his latest girlfriend, a beautiful girl who looked like Greta Garbo. Unfortunately, he wasn't willing to marry her, so Sofia grew up with her mother's family. Plain and unhappy (she was sometimes called "stecchetto" -- little stick -- as a child), she grew up in the throes of World War II.

But Sofia (renamed Sophia Loren) blossomed into a beauty, and later got jobs as a movie extra and a "fumetti" (comic) model. Soon her movie career boomed, pairing her with movie greats like Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant (who wanted to marry her) and Marcello Mastroianni. And despite being known as a sexpot, Sophia also established herself as a wonderful and versatile actress.

Considering Loren's beauty, sex appeal and onetime scandalous involvement with husband Carlo Ponti, it would be too easy to make this a salacious tell-all. But Zec keeps it dignified -- no half-nude photos, no "battle of the bosoms," no she-slept-with-everyone rumors. Instead we have Sophia dancing for joy at winning an Oscar, sobbing in "Two Women," and posing with her sons.

Zec also has a solid writing style, laid back and very relaxed. He also has a certain way with words: "... a girl raised midway between an armament factory and an erupting volcano is about as easy a pushover as a phial of nitroglycerine."He seems to like Loren as a person, which gives his analysis of her life a friendly tone.

Zec also keeps an eye on the extended members of Loren's family, from her husband Carlo Ponti, her Garbo-lookalike mother, and her pretty younger sister. It even includes personal interviews between the author, Loren and family members, which shows a certain level of respect and reliability. This is not tabloid garbage, but a respectful look at Loren's life. And frankly, her life is reminiscent of a dramatic movie -- only it's for real, and larger than life.

Perhaps the biggest flaw is that it was written about thirty years ago, so it stops when Loren was only forty. But it's still a deeply insightful look at the woman who "makes films... and the best Spaghetti Vignole in Italy." ... Read more

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Hand signed photograph by Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone. She is widely considered to be the most popular Italian actress of her time and is also famous for being a major international sex symbol. ... Read more

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SOPHIA LOREN - SIGNED BY AUTHOR (S.M. = Stefano Masi) [IMPORT]: 2001 Copyright E.G.E. s.r.l. - Roma (Rome, Italy). Hardcover with DJ. 203 pages. [ISBN: 88-7301-438-0] [13 digit = 9788879014380] ... Read more

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A lovely close-up b&w 8" x 10" portrait of Ms. Loren from "Lady L?" THAT HAS BEEN INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HER. The film co-starred Paul Newman & David Niven and was directed by Peter Ustinov. Loren is one of the great enduring stars of the cinema whose remarkable career spans 50 years and includes a best actress Oscar for Two Women. Very faint crease. Vg. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sophia Loren (born Sofia Villani Scicolone; September 20, 1934) is an Italian actress. In 1962, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance. Loren has won 50 international awards, including two Oscars, five Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award and a BAFTA Award; she is the second most awarded actress in cinema history beside Meryl Streep. Her other films include Legend of the Lost (1957), Houseboat (1958), El Cid (1961), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), The Cassandra Crossing (1976), A Special Day (1977), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), Grumpier Old Men (1995), and Nine (2009). ... Read more