Carlo Ponti
Birthday December 11, 1912
Birth Sign Sagittarius
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About
Italian movie producer known for his work on the 1965 classic film Doctor Zhivago. He also produced La Strada, a 1954 film directed by the legendary Federico Fellini.
Before Fame
He studied law at the University of Milan.
Trivia
Over the course of his career, he produced more than 140 films.
Family Life
He married Giuliana Fiastri in 1946 and Sophia Loren in 1957. Four years after they annulled their first marriage (in 1962), he and Loren remarried.
Associated With
An art collector as well as a film producer, he owned work by Pablo Picasso and other acclaimed visual artists.
