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'''Delia Scala''' (25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ] and ].<ref>. ''AP Worldstream''. (15 January 2004). Retrieved on 2015-07-05.</ref> '''Delia Scala''' (25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ] and ].<ref>. ''AP Worldstream''. (15 January 2004). Retrieved on 2015-07-05.</ref>
Born '''Odette Bedogni''' in ], ], ], as a young girl the family moved to ] where she studied ballet at ] for seven years.<ref>. ''Variety'' (20 January 2004). Retrieved on 2015-07-05.</ref> She performed in numerous ballets until ], after which she began appearing in motion pictures using the ], Delia Scala. In 1956, she began a career in television, an industry that at the time in Italy was still in its infancy. She starred in several ]s during the 1950s and 1960s, and became one of her country's most beloved TV showgirls. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} Born '''Odette Bedogni''' in ], ], ], as a young girl the family moved to ] where she studied ballet at ] for seven years.<ref>. ''Variety'' (20 January 2004). Retrieved on 2015-07-05.</ref> She performed in numerous ballets until ], after which she began appearing in motion pictures using the ], Delia Scala.

In 1954 Delia debuted in theatre in ''Giove in doppiopetto'' (Jove in double-breasted), that is considered the first real italian ], the italian peculiar form of musical created by playwrights ] and ] with the collaboration of the musician and songwriter ]. Later she was protagonist in ''Buonanotte Bettina'' (Goodnight Bettina'',''1956) with ], ''L'adorabile Giulio'' (1957) with ], ''Un trapezio per Lisistrata'' (1958) with ] and ], ''Delia Scala Show'' (1960), ''Rinaldo in campo'' (Rinaldo into the field,1961) with ], ''My fair lady'' (1964) with ] and ]. ''Il giorno della tartaruga'' (The day of the turtle, 1965) with ].

1956 was the year in that she appeared in the TV variety show ''Lui e Lei'' with ]. In 1959-60 she presented ''Canzonissima'' in conjunction with ] and ], directed by Antonello Falqui. In 1969 came ''Delia Scala story'' and in 1970 she was with ] in ''Signore e Signora''.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Although Scala achieved great fame and success, her life was plagued by misfortune and sorrowful losses. She married a Greek military officer at age 15 (in 1944), but separated from him two years later, and got the marriage annulled in 1956. During the mid-1950s she gained much publicity for her relationship with ] race car driver ]. He died in 1957 when his ] crashed while attempting a speed record at the ] race track.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/storia/f1-eugenio-castellotti-con-le-corse-nel-sangue-14551.html|title=Eugenio Castellotti: Con le corse nel sangue|quote=Nei primi mesi del 1957 il nome di Castellotti compare sui giornali non per le sue imprese sportive, ma per la sua discussa relazione con la soubrette Delia Scala|language=it||publisher=archivio.unita.news|accessdate=9 September 2019}}</ref> Scala achieved great fame and success, but her life was plagued by misfortune and sorrowful losses. She married a Greek military officer at age 17 (in 1946), but separated from him two years later, and got the marriage annulled in 1956. During the mid-1950s she became engaged with ] race car driver ]. He died in 1957 when his ] crashed while attempting a speed record at the ] race track.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/storia/f1-eugenio-castellotti-con-le-corse-nel-sangue-14551.html|title=Eugenio Castellotti: Con le corse nel sangue|quote=Nei primi mesi del 1957 il nome di Castellotti compare sui giornali non per le sue imprese sportive, ma per la sua discussa relazione con la soubrette Delia Scala|language=it||publisher=archivio.unita.news|accessdate=9 September 2019}}</ref>


She married in 1967 to Piero Giannotti, but was widowed when he died in 1982 of a heart attack while bicycling along the beach in ]. She married a third time in 1985 with industrialist Arturo Fremura, but this marriage too ended sadly with her husband's death of liver cancer in 2001. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} She married in 1967 to Piero Giannotti, but was widowed when he died in 1982 of a heart attack while bicycling along the beach in ]. She married a third time in 1985 with industrialist Arturo Fremura, but this marriage ended with her husband's death of liver cancer in 2001. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}


In 1970 Delia Scala was diagnosed with ], and underwent a radical ]. Although she appeared to have healed completely, in 2002 she was struck again with the same illness. After two more years battling her cancer, Delia Scala died in 2004 in ], ]. With the news of her death, Italian President ] called her a "model of vivaciousness and rigorous professionalism" and said she ranked among ''"the most beloved and popular artists in the history of Italian entertainment"''. In 1970 Delia Scala was diagnosed with ], and underwent a radical ]. Although she appeared to have healed completely, in 2002 she was struck again with the same illness. After two more years, Delia Scala died in 2004 in ], ]. With the news of her death, Italian President ] called her a "model of vivaciousness and rigorous professionalism" and said she ranked among ''"the most beloved and popular artists in the history of Italian entertainment"''.


== Selected filmography== == Selected filmography==

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Delia Scala in 1963
Delia Scala in 1951
Delia Scala in 1950

Delia Scala (25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ballerina and actress.

Born Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazio, Italy, as a young girl the family moved to Milan where she studied ballet at "La Scala" Ballet School for seven years. She performed in numerous ballets until World War II, after which she began appearing in motion pictures using the stage name, Delia Scala.

In 1954 Delia debuted in theatre in Giove in doppiopetto (Jove in double-breasted), that is considered the first real italian commedia musicale, the italian peculiar form of musical created by playwrights Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini with the collaboration of the musician and songwriter Gorni Kramer. Later she was protagonist in Buonanotte Bettina (Goodnight Bettina,1956) with Walter Chiari, L'adorabile Giulio (1957) with Carlo Dapporto, Un trapezio per Lisistrata (1958) with Nino Manfredi and Paolo Panelli, Delia Scala Show (1960), Rinaldo in campo (Rinaldo into the field,1961) with Domenico Modugno, My fair lady (1964) with Gianrico Tedeschi and Mario Carotenuto. Il giorno della tartaruga (The day of the turtle, 1965) with Renato Rascel.

1956 was the year in that she appeared in the TV variety show Lui e Lei with Nino Taranto. In 1959-60 she presented Canzonissima in conjunction with Nino Manfredi and Paolo Panelli, directed by Antonello Falqui. In 1969 came Delia Scala story and in 1970 she was with Lando Buzzanca in Signore e Signora.

Personal life

Scala achieved great fame and success, but her life was plagued by misfortune and sorrowful losses. She married a Greek military officer at age 17 (in 1946), but separated from him two years later, and got the marriage annulled in 1956. During the mid-1950s she became engaged with Formula One race car driver Eugenio Castellotti. He died in 1957 when his Ferrari crashed while attempting a speed record at the Modena race track.

She married in 1967 to Piero Giannotti, but was widowed when he died in 1982 of a heart attack while bicycling along the beach in Viareggio. She married a third time in 1985 with industrialist Arturo Fremura, but this marriage ended with her husband's death of liver cancer in 2001.

In 1970 Delia Scala was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent a radical mastectomy. Although she appeared to have healed completely, in 2002 she was struck again with the same illness. After two more years, Delia Scala died in 2004 in Livorno, Tuscany. With the news of her death, Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi called her a "model of vivaciousness and rigorous professionalism" and said she ranked among "the most beloved and popular artists in the history of Italian entertainment".

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Delia Scala, ballerina, actress and star of early Italian television dies at 74". AP Worldstream. (15 January 2004). Retrieved on 2015-07-05.
  2. Delia Scala. Variety (20 January 2004). Retrieved on 2015-07-05.
  3. "Eugenio Castellotti: Con le corse nel sangue" (in Italian). archivio.unita.news. Retrieved 9 September 2019. Nei primi mesi del 1957 il nome di Castellotti compare sui giornali non per le sue imprese sportive, ma per la sua discussa relazione con la soubrette Delia Scala {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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