Word: strada
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Another case involving a late great Italian entertainer turned up in court this week. In Milan, Alberto Valentino and Mrs. Maria Strada, brother & sister of Cinemactor Rudolf Valentino, sued Columbia Pictures and Edward Small Productions for $700,000 damages. The picture Valentino (TIME, May 7), according to Alberto and Maria, is a clear case of "defamation of character and the unauthorized use of the name and likeness of the famous star." As a result, brother & sister claim they have suffered "shame, annoyance, ridicule, humiliation and mortification...