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Anna Magnani’s Milestones
| Appeared in racy revues for servicemen during the American occupation of Rome after WWII | |
| Brought up in poverty by her maternal grandparents after her Egyptian father disappeared and her unmarried Italian mother departed for Egypt | |
| Worked in nightclubs where she sang street songs in a torchy contralto; also appeared in variety revues and by 1926 in experimental plays | |
| 1927 | Film debut in bit part in silent film, "Scampolo" |
| 1927 | Toured Argentina |
| 1934 | Film acting debut in "La Cieca di Sorrento/The Blind Women of Sorrento" |
| 1935 | Came to attention of film director Goffredo Alessandrini who cast her in a small part in "Cavalleria" (1936) |
| 1936 - 1940 | After marriage to Alessandrini, retired from stage and screen (except for "La principessa Tarakanova" 1938) because he felt her unsuitable as a screen actress; returned to stage in melodramatic roles |
| 1941 | Appeared in first important film, "Teresa Venerdi/Friday Theresa" (directed by Vittorio de Sica) |
| 1950 | "Il Miracolo/The Miracle" segment of the 1947 film "L'Amore/Love" was banned by the Commissioner of Licenses as "blasphemous" when it opened in New York in December |
| 1955 | Made first Hollywood film, "The Rose Tattoo" |
| 1965 | Returned to Italian stage in "La Lupa/She-Wolf" under the direction of Franco Zeffirelli |
| 1966 | Appeared on stage as Medea in Jean Anouilh's play, directed by Gian Carlo Menotti |
| 1969 | Final film performance in "The Secret of Santa Vittoria" |
| 1972 | Final film appearance in a cameo in "Fellini's Roma" |
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