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In 1959, he served 30 days at an open-prison farm for possession of marijuana. The same year, he was in a car accident. [19] Franciosa returned to TV to appear in Heaven Can Wait an adaptation of Here Comes Mr Jordan (1960), then in Cradle Song (1960). [20] He supported Gina Lollobrigida in MGM's Go Naked in the World (1961), which lost money.
Jan 25, 2006 · TONY Franciosa, the darkly handsome and notoriously quick-tempered star of Hollywood movies and TV series in the 1950s and 1960s, has died of a stroke in Los Angeles, just one week after...
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Anthony Franciosa. Actor: Tenebrae. Franciosa was born Anthony Papaleo on October 25, 1928, in New York City. The son of a construction worker and seamstress who divorced when he was a year old, he seldom saw his father after this and never man really got to know the other.
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Jan 24, 2006 · In 1957 he had gone to prison for 10 days for hitting a photographer, and two years later he served 30 days for possession of marijuana.
Dec 18, 2010 · In 1957 he spent 10 days in jail for hitting a press photographer, in 1959 he served 30 days at an open-prison farm for possession of marijuana, and tales of his battles with directors and other actors were rife.
Feb 14, 2024 · Well, Tony Franciosa’s final curtain call came when he sadly passed away on January 19, 2006. Just a stone’s throw away from his Brentwood home, he succumbed to a massive stroke at the UCLA Medical Center.
Jan 19, 2006 · Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor. Franciosa began his career on stage and made a breakthrough after portraying a brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
