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This morning, Anita Ekberg died in a hospital in Italy. She turned 83. But for us, she actually always remained 28 and stood forever in the Trevi Fountain.
Ekberg began her career as Miss Sweden and left for the US armed with that title. There, she played a number of small film roles in which she mainly had to be beautiful. She succeeded wonderfully. A few years later, she emigrated to Italy where her career really took off. She worked with King Vi...

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Helen Westerik

Helen Westerik is a film historian and great lover of experimental films. She teaches film history and researches the body in art.View Author posts

This morning, Anita Ekberg died in a hospital in Italy. She turned 83. But for us, she actually always remained 28 and stood forever in the Trevi Fountain.
Ekberg began her career as Miss Sweden and left for the US armed with that title. There, she played a number of small film roles in which she mainly had to be beautiful. She succeeded wonderfully. A few years later, she emigrated to Italy where her career really took off. She worked with King Vi...

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