SOPHIA LOREN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/20 - HFSID 255207

SOPHIA LOREN
Sophia Loren signs a letter of thanks for pictures from a fan.
Autograph Letter Signed: "Sophia". 1p, 5¼x3½. La Concordia Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, 20 October 1990. To Dale Olson, in full: "Dear Dale, Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures - What a [illegible] though! Fondly". Lightly worn at corners. Fine condition.Accompanied by an envelope addressed in her hand. In full: "Dale C. Olson/292 South LaCienega BLVD/Penthouse Suite/Beverly Hills/CA-90211-3326" . Lightly ragged at top (from opening). Fine condition. 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. Two items.