Anita Ekberg's early Hollywood career was marked ... but also for her status as a rising Hollywood bombshell. Ekberg's beauty became a central part of her appeal, earning her the nickname "The ...

Kaufman and Lerner, who died in 2012 and 2004, respectively, arrived in Rome from New York in 1953 and befriended Hollywood A-listers including Ekberg, Ava Gardner and Shelley Winters. The ...