The Rest in Peace Thread (RIP)

jadis · 09-28-2025, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jadis

Simply one of the most beautiful women to ever live.

Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,’ Is Dead at 87

The obituaries predictably understate the role of Tunisia in her life but she was born there (to Italian parents) and thought of herself as Tunisian, something you can hear in her beautiful French. She learned Italian only much later in life, so she could become an Italian film star!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMP7hFr9sto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD82LW3K2ZA

Incidentally she appears in the film from which AFX's avi is taken, Fellini's 8 1/2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIWWcht-aqM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh6V_BqEUjo

I googled "famous Tunisians" after seeing another obituary not even mentioning Cardinale's native country... and turns out that Sandra Milo, the other hottie from 8 1/2, the one from AFX's avi, is ALSO Tunisian-born Italian! Who knew... Only unlike Cardinale she actually grew up in Italy. There was a lot of movement between northern Africa and Italy in the 1930s and 1940s.

Drjohnrock · 09-30-2025, 08:46 AM

Danny Thompson, one of the founders of the band Pentangle, among many other musical projects:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Thompson

Drjohnrock · Yesterday, 06:38 PM

Chris Dreja, rhythm guitarist and bassist with The Yardbird, as well as being a noted photographer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Dreja

09-30-2025, 08:46 AM	#6962 (permalink)
Drjohnrock Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 733	Danny Thompson, one of the founders of the band Pentangle, among many other musical projects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Thompson

Yesterday, 06:38 PM	#6963 (permalink)
Drjohnrock Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 733	Chris Dreja, rhythm guitarist and bassist with The Yardbird, as well as being a noted photographer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Dreja