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Erica De Mane 
Interesting photo of Italian megastar Marcello above. Waht a guy he was.
As a working class lad being brought up in South Wales I escaped from my school studies and the post-war greyness of the 1950s by visiting my local cinema (“The Bug House”) a couple of times a week watching American gangster films – as well as comedy from The Bowery Boys (my favourites).
I always admired the well-dressed, sharp elegance and haircuts of the American actors epecially in the film-noir movies. The one I admired the most and considered my role model (still do) was/and is Richard Conte. Such great style and magnetic presence. Naturally he was an Italian-American.
Another favourite was the suave, elegant, sophisticated and urbane Joseph Cotten. Such class – especially in “Niagara”.
The scruffy Brandos and the moody James Deans never had any impact on me.
The morale of my tale ? Life-long Italian elegance and sophistication always outweighs trendy, of-the-moment, down-at-heal anti-heroes.