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The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It stars Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, and Edmond O'Brien. The plot focuses on social positioning and high-powered politics within the world of film and high society.
O'Brien was both leading man and a character actor of American cinema, with his co-starring performances in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and Seven Days in May (1964) each earning him the nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; he won for his role in The Barefoot Contessa.
In 1954, Mankiewicz met his third wife Rosemary Matthews while filming The Barefoot Contessa in Rome. For several years, they kept in contact, and Matthews served as a production assistant for Cleopatra. On December 14, 1962, the two were married in a New York courthouse. [174] They had a daughter, Alexandra. [175]
[1]: 117 She continued to meet with him occasionally until production of The Barefoot Contessa (1954) started. [citation needed] On January 25, 1949, Darnell went to court to sue her former business manager, Cy Tanner, for fraud. She testified that he stole $7,250 from her between 1946 and 1947, and Tanner was eventually sent to prison.
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