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 ...

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 ...