Dana Broccoli
Dana Broccoli | |
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Born | Dana Natol January 3, 1922 New York City, U.S. |
Died | February 29, 2004 Beverly Hills, California , U.S. | (aged 82)
Other names | Dana Wilson |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouses | |
Children | 4, including Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli |
Relatives | David G. Wilson (grandson) |
Dana Broccoli (née Natol, formerly Wilson; January 3, 1922 – February 29, 2004) was an American actress.
Biography
Dana Natol was born on January 3, 1922, in New York City, and studied acting at Cecil Clovelly's Academy of Dramatic Arts at
She worked as a screenwriter and had a number of small parts in films. There she met film producer Albert R. Broccoli. They married and Dana moved to London with him. There she worked with him behind the scenes on his production of the James Bond film series. Broccoli had a daughter, Barbara. She became the adoptive mother of her husband's two children by a previous marriage. She is credited as having recommended Sean Connery to her husband for the role. In the aftermath of her husband's death in 1996, Dana Broccoli became chairman of the company.[1][2][3][4][5]
Broccoli also wrote the novels, Scenario for Murder (1949) and Florinda (1977),[6] the latter was adapted into the West End theatre musical, La Cava in 2000. Broccoli died in Beverly Hills, California on February 29, 2004, aged 82, of cancer.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Dana Broccoli". The Independent. March 6, 2004.
- ^ a b "Dana Broccoli, 82, a Force Behind Bond Films". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 15, 2004.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7876-7585-1.
- ^ a b "Dana Broccoli, widow of Bond film producer, dies". Irish Examiner. March 5, 2004.
- ^ "Dana Broccoli". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-8467-0441-6.