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Britt was discovered as a teenager by Italian filmmakers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati in 1951. She was then an assistant to a Stockholm photographer. [1] The two filmmakers were in Sweden to cast a young blonde for the title role in Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair.
STEFAN CLASSIC FILMS™ (SCF)—Great Novel FilmsMay Britt in SALGARI’S, Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair [Jolanda, La Figlia del Corsaro Nero], 1953; ...
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Britt made her film debut in 1952, with the film ‘Yolanda/Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair.’ Some references record ‘Le Infideli / The Unfaithful’ as her debut film. The two initial movies were followed by several Italian films, which were released during the early 1950s.
Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero: Directed by Mario Soldati. With May Britt, Marc Lawrence, Renato Salvatori, Barbara Florian. Collected at the age of two, under extreme conditions, by a company of Gypsies, Jolly grew up among them, together with the man who accompanied her.
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Britt was discovered as a teenager by Italian filmmakers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati in 1951. She was then an assistant to a Stockholm photographer. The two filmmakers were in Sweden to cast a young blonde for the title role in Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair.
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- 1953 — 2015
- Actress
- Sweden
May Britt. Actress: The Hunters. She was only 18 years old and working as a photographer's assistant in Stockholm when two Italians showed up. Producer Carlo Ponti and director Mario Soldati were there to see pictures of beautiful models, searching for a blonde girl for a movie.
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She made her film debut in the 1952 film Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair. Family Life She was married to Edwin Gregson from 1958 to 1959 and Sammy Davis Jr. from 1960 to 1968.
