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Frank Capra, Sicilian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Maria Grazia Cucinotta , actress who has featured in many films and television series since 1990, and internationally known for her role in the Italian film Il Postino .
His far Sicilian origins are visible in the typical surname. Al Pacino, born Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940, in The Bronx, New York) American film actor. Pacino is the son of Salvatore Pacino (who was born in Sicily) and Rose Gerardi (the daughter of a Sicilian born father and a New York-born mother of Sicilian descent).
Marco Rafalà - first-generation descendant of immigrants from Melilli, Sicily. He is the author of the novel, How Fires End, a work of historical fiction set in World War II Sicily and 1980s America. Terry Rossio - screenwriter; Shane Salerno - screenwriter
The first Black woman to serve in Congress in 1968, Chisholm (nicknamed "Fighting Shirley") was also the first Black person and the first woman to run for U.S. president. In 1964, she became the ...
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.
Pope Celestine V (1215–1296), original name Pietro Angelerio, was pope from 5 July to 13 December 1294, the first pontiff to abdicate. Pope Urban VI (c. 1318 – 1389), original name Bartolomeo Prignano, was pope from 1378 to 1389. Pope Innocent VII (1336–1406), original name Cosimo de' Migliorati, was pope from 1404 to 1406.
Pages in category "Actresses from Sicily" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Rosina Anselmi; B.
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early ...