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Dino De Laurentiis

Italian-American film producer (1919–2010)

Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (Italian:[ˈdiːnodelauˈrɛnti.is]; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer and businessman who held both Italian and American citizenship. Following a brief acting career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he moved into film production; alongside Carlo Ponti, he brought Italian cinema to the international scene in the post-World War II period. He produced or co-produced over 500 films, with 38 of his Hollywood films receiving Academy Award nominations. He was also the creator and operator of DDL Foodshow, a chain of Italian specialty foods stores.

Early life

Agostino De Laurentiis was born in Torre Annunziata, Kingdom of Italy, on 8 August 1919. He grew up selling spaghetti made by his father's pasta factory. His older brother, Luigi De Laurentiis (1917–1992), later followed him into film production. He studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1937 and 1938, but his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II.

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AMC NETWORKS ANNOUNCES 2019 PREMIERE DATES FOR NEW AND RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

PASADENA, CA – February 9, 2019 – AMC Networks announced today from the Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Press Tour the premiere dates for several new and returning original series, including AMC’s groundbreaking martial arts drama Into the Badlands and western drama The Son, BBC AMERICA’s Top Gear and Luther, IFC’s Brockmire and SundanceTV’s Ministry of Evil, Unspeakable and The Name of the Rose. As previously announced, AMC’s The Walking Dead and Ride with Norman Reedus return with new episodes tomorrow, February 10, at 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT and midnight ET/11:00 p.m. CT, respectively; and BBC AMERICA and AMC will simulcast the second season of Killing Eve on Sunday, April 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT.

Premiere date and series information is below (by network):

AMC

Into the Badlands

Sunday, March 24 at 10:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. CT

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Sophia Loren's 40-Year Marriage to Carlo Ponti Lasted until His Death — inside Their Love Story

Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti's love lasted a lifetime, but a handsome movie star nearly came between them.

Italian director Carlo Ponti first met Sofia Villani Scicolone when she was just 16. He was immediately struck by her presence which went beyond her undeniable beauty.

Ponti, a director, and producer of the Italian cinema resolved to make the gawky school girl a star and presented her to the world as the ultimate screen goddess of Hollywood's Golden Era: Sophia Loren.

Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren arriving in Copenhagen in 1968 | Source: Getty Images

Ponti was 38, 22 years older than the lovely Sophia, and a married man. Ponti had married Giuliana Fiastri in 1946, and the two shared a daughter, Guendalina, born in 1950, and a son, Alex born in 1953.

It was in all possible ways an unlikely and unsuitable relationship since Ponti would never be able to obtain a divorce under Italian law, but the attraction between the director and the budding starlet was irresistible.