SOPHIA LOREN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/1991 - HFSID 255208

SOPHIA LOREN
Sophia Loren sends letter of thanks to a fan for his kindness.
Autograph Letter Signed: "Sophia". 2p, 6x4. No place, June 1991. To Dale, in full: "Dear Dale, Thank you very much for your kind thought - you are right, for sure it was one of the most memorable and significant nights of my life and I'll always remember the many friends who gathered around me in those magic moments. Wishing you the best, yours sincerely". Sophia Loren (born 1934), statuesque and sensuous, was an established star in Italy by 1954, competing with Gina Lollobrigida for audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. After arriving in Hollywood in 1958, Loren was cast in sexually charged roles in such films as Desire Under the Elms, The Black Orchid and Heller in Pink Tights. In 1961, she returned to Italy to star in a definitely unglamorous role in a most memorable film, Two Women, for which she received an Academy Award and the Cannes Festival Award. She also received a nomination for the 1965 Best Actress Oscar for portraying Filumena Marturano in Marriage Italian-Style. In 1991, Sophia Loren was awarded a Special Academy Award "for a career rich with memorable performances that has added permanent luster to our art form". Her other films include The Black Orchid, El Cid, Boy on a Dolphin, It Started in Naples and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. In 1995, 61-year-old Italian beauty Sophia Loren starred in Grumpier Old Men with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, proving that her beauty and sex appeal are timeless. Fine condition.