Italian actress Sophia Loren was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest stars of classical Hollywood cinema and is one of the last surviving major stars from the era. She is also the only remaining living person to appear on AFI’s list of the 50 greatest stars of American film history, positioned 21st.
Take a look back at the glamor of Sophia Loren and her legendary style in the 1950s.
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| Sophia Loren poses against a wall in 1950 |
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| Sophia Loren poses for a photo while filming ‘The Sign of Venus’ in 1950 |
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| Sophia Loren arriving at a film festival in London, 1954 |
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| Sophia Loren shows off her blonde hair in 1954 |
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| Sophia Loren at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren in flower print halter dress and matching heels, Venice, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren sits on a pile of newspapers wearing a sultry outfit in 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren wearing form-fitting embroidered dress on a balcony overlooking the Grand Canal, Venice, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by David Seymour, Naples, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by David Seymour, Rome, Italy, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Ormond Gigli, Rome, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Ormond Gigli, Rome, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Ormond Gigli, Rome, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, wearing gown by Emilio Schuberth, in her hotel room at the Excelsior, photo by Mario De Biasi, Venice, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren is in awe of a 200 grain pearl ring at Cartier in Paris, she did not buy anything but was given a bronze Eiffel tower by the jewelry store, photo by Jack Garofalo, Paris, 1956 |
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| Sophia Loren is wearing Christian Dior's sumptious brocade coat lined in black mink, February 1956 |
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| Sophia Loren taking a nap on the train from Brussels to Paris where she attended the release of film, ‘Pain, Amour, Ainsi Soit-Il’, photo by Jack Garofalo, 1956 copy |
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| Sophia Loren with two songbirds which she received as a gift from the city of Brussels, photo by Jack Garofalo, 1956 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Jeanloup Sieff, Paris, 1956 |
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| Sophia Loren during filming of ‘Boy on a Dolphin’, 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren poses for an intimate portrait in 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren practices dance moves for the film ‘The Pride and the Passion’ directed by Stanley Kramer, photo by Sam Shaw, 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren prepares for her meeting with Queen Elizabeth at the Royal performance of ‘Les Girls’ at the Odeon theatre on November 4, photo by Jack Garofalo, London, November 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren sits on the grass amidst the dandelions by the Via Appia Antica, photo by Loomis Dean, Rome, Italy 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren talking on the phone in her Rome bedroom, photo by Loomis Dean, 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren trying on shoes in store in Rome, photo by Pierluigi Praturlon, 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Leonard McCombe, May 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Leonard McCombe, May 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Leonard McCombe, used as cover for Life, May 6, 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Loomis Dean, 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Loomis Dean, Rome, 1957 |
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| The ‘Little Black Dress’ as worn by Sophia Loren, Rome, January 1957 |
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| Sophia Loren at the villa she and Carlo rented for their vacation in the South of France, photo by Jack Garofalo, St. Tropez, September 1958 |
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| Sophia Loren in publicity photo for ‘Houseboat’ by Paramount photographer Bud Fraker, 1958 |
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| Sophia Loren on the set of ‘Houseboat’, photo by Bud Fraker, 1958 |
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| Sophia Loren will be the guest on the TV show ‘Person to Person’ with Edward Murrow, February 19, 1958 |
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| Sophia Loren, Paramount Studio publicity photo, 1958 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Tony Vaccaro, New York City, 1958 |
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| Sophia Loren at home in Paris, photo by Francois Pages, May 1959 |
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| Sophia Loren attends a ball in the Funkturm, during the 9th International Film Festival in Berlin, July 6, 1959 |
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| Sophia Loren by Wallace Seawell, 1959 |
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| Sophia Loren is swathed in gold-glinted blue fox stole and muff by Revillon, jewelry by Schlumberger, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, July 1959 |
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| Sophia Loren wearing hat by Jean Barthet, 1959 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Tony Vaccaro, New York City, 1959 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by Wallace Seawell, 1959 |
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