Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon modeling different cars at the Piazza Guglielmo Marconi in Rome, Italy in March 1961. The different cars included in the shoot were a Triumph Italia, a Ferrari, a Maserati 3500 and an Alfa Romeo 2600.
The photo shoot was part of a promotion for the Italian auto industry for the 1961 Italian Exposition in Rome. To have Audrey Hepburn and, her then husband and fellow actor, Mel Ferrer and Mr. Famous (her Yorkshire Terrier), appear with the cars would have required some very special arrangements.
Photographer Pierluigi Praturlon was famous in Italy and amongst the film community having worked on La Dolce Vita, Ben Hur, The Pink Panther and many more. He is credited with suggesting that Anita Ekbert go into the Trevi Fountain. He was also known for his portraits of Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anita Ekberg, Peter Sellers and Raquel Welch. He spent many years as Sophia Loren’s official photographer.
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