Marisa Merlini

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East-German postcard by VEB Progress Filmvertrieb, Berlin, no. 1483, 1961. Retail price: 0,20 DM. Italian character actress Marisa Merlini (1923–2008) was active in Italy's post-World War II cinema. She is best known for Pane, Amore e Fantasia/Bread, Love and Dreams (Luigi Comencini, 1953) in which she married Vittorio De Sica. From World War II to 2005, Merlini appeared in over 160 films and TV productions. Marisa Merlini was born in Rome in 1923. She was well known for playing the ‘romana…

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