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Sophia Loren on Rumors and Roots in War Era Italy
Sophia Loren rejects jeering rumors about her poverty and wild youth in Naples. She recalls wartime hunger, bread lines, and modest clothes, insists she was not as poor as reports claim, and discusses her rise via modeling and in films. She credits Carlo Ponti as mentor and hints at future U.S. citizenship and balancing work with family.
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Naples
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Sophia
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn
Carlo Ponti
U. S