Italian News Headlines 08-06-2023 - Extreme weather in Emilia-Romagna has led to 14 dead and 35,000 displaced. There are 500 roads closed and over over 300 sites at risk of landslides --- Two new victims of the Vesuvius eruption in 79AD have been discovered during excavations in Pompei --- The largest ever anti mafia operation has involved 150 raids targeting 'Ndrangheta members across 8 European countries --- Two tons of cocaine has been found floating in the sea off the eastern coast of Sicily --- Three climate activists have been arrested in Rome after pouring a black liquid into the iconic 'Barcaccia' fountain at the base of the 'Spanish Steps'
Silvana Pampanini

Silvana Pampanini

Silvana Pampanini

25th September 1925 - 6th January 2016

Silvana Pampanini was born in Rome, region of Lazio, on 25th September 1925 to Venetian parents whose families had left Venice three generations earlier.

Silvana showed an early talent for acting and singing and eventually went to study at the famous music school 'Santa Cecelia Conservatoire' in Rome. It was while she was there that she entered the Miss Italy competition in 1946. She came second but there was such a public outcry at this result that the judges overturned the results and she was declared first equal with Rossana Martini.

Pampanini
Lo sparviero del Nilo with Enzo Fiermonte - 1949

This public recognition and support was a turning point in her life and the following year saw the beginning of her movie career. She quickly became one of the most popular actresses in Italy and was considered to be a sex symbol in the 1950's.

Pampanini
La Bisarca - 1950

In 1955 she visited America but rejected offers from Hollywood as she could not speak English very well. Outside of Italy she worked and was popular in South America, Spain, Egypt, Yugoslavia and France where she was nicknamed Nini Pampan.

Pampanini
Bellezze in bicicletta - 1951

Pampanini Worked with many important actors and directors including Buster Keaton, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Alberto Sordi, Totò, Jean Gabin, Henri Vidal, Abel Gance, Vittorio De Sica.

Pampanini
L'incantevole nemica with Buster Keaton - 1953

Silvana Pampanini never married but rumours linked her with such notable suitors as Ahmad Shah Khan(Crown Prince of Afghanistan), King Farouq of Egypt, Fidel Castro, Tyrone Power, William Holden, George DeWitt, Omar Sharif, Orson Welles and the tenor Giuseppe Campora. Outside of the glamour of show business she was a relatively private person and it is believe that she had one true love, a man ten years her senior who had died in 1952 from a war related illness one month before their wedding.

Pampanini
La principessa delle Canarie - 1954

In the mid 1960's Silvana Pampanini gave up her full time acting career in order to look after her elderly parents.

Pampanini
Il Gaucho - 1964

In 1996 she published a book of her life entitled 'Scandalosamente perbene' which translates as 'Shockingly respectable'.

Silvana Pampanini spent her final months in hospital recovering from a complex abdominal operation. Her funeral took place Friday, 8th January, at the Santa Croce Basilica in Rome.

The Best Italian Handmade Gifts
Direct From Italy

Silvana Pampanini

More Details

Map of Italy
Facts & Figures
Area: 301,225 km²
Population: 60,157,214
Capital: Rome
Currency: Euro (€)
Calling code: +39
Internet TLD: .it

Current local time in
Rome, Italy
  •  
    •  
Italian Flag
  •  
    •  
Italian Coat of Arms
 
  •  
    •  
Euro Exchange Rates
Exchange Rates
  •  
    •  
ROMEWEATHER
Other pages you might like
Hand Made Gifts From Italy
Newsletter
Enter your email address below to receive our free newsletter, containing extracts from our most recent articles, a window on Italian news, fashion, music and culture,
useful information for visiting and living in Italy as wll as our latest, delicious Italian recipes.

We will not use your email address for any other purpose or pass it on to any other organisation and you can unsubscribe from this service at any time.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.