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Ahna Capri Profile
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| (Ahna Marie Nanasi) |
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| 6 July 44 | is born in Eichstadt, Bavaria, Germany, to Hungarian-born Dr. Louis Nanasi and his wife |
| 48 / 50 | she and her parents immigrate to the U.S. under the Displaced Persons Act |
| ? | grows up in Bellaire, Ohio |
| ? | moves with her parents to California |
| ? | attends school in the San Fernando Valley |
| ? | studies dancing at the Meglin School |
| ? | models in a swing to sell aluminum foil in commercials |
| c. 60 | winds up with a Warner Brothers contract at age 16 |
| April 61 | changes her professional name to Anna Capri, in reference to the Isle of Capri |
| ? | her parents separate |
| ? | attends UCLA for a year |
| February 62 | columnist Harrison Carroll knows: “At another table, 18-year old Warner starlet Anna Capri confided that she is debating whether to marry Dick Patterson. ‘I doubt if I will,’ she said. She was seeking advice from actor Bob Conrad, who was married at 18 and, 10 years later, still is happily wed…” |
| 62 | is voted a Hollywood Deb Star |
| 6 December 63 | her name is mentioned in the Karyn Kupcinet murder case. Television actor Andrew Prine, former boyfriend of the late Kupcinet, claims he had a date with Anna the night before Karyn was murdered, taking her to a movie theatre. |
| January 64 | columnist Walter Winchell claims that she and singer Jimmy Boyd “are oh-boyd…” |
| June 64 | attends the first celebrity night at Ciro’s La Disc with Jerry Doff |
| October 65 | is noted at the Daisy doing the Watusi with Chance Gentry |
| Summer 66 | studies with Stella Adler in New York |
| June 67 | is seen at Dan Tana’s Italian restaurant with Tino Pollack |
| December 67 | is seen at the Daisy with Dick Bakalyan |
| June 68 | is in an auto accident on her way to Charles Elkin’s ice skating party at the Laurel Plaza rink. She is only shaken up, but her car is a mess. |
| September 68 | is seen at Stefanino’s with Dick Bakalyan |
| March 70 | columnist Ed Sullivan reports: “Zabriskie Point star Rod Taylor may wed Anna Capri…” |
| August 73 | gets a call from her agent in the morning and is on the plane that night for Hong Kong to co-star with Bruce Lee and John Saxon in The Deadly Three. She has “no script and no idea of the part.” In May 2004 previously unseen 8 mm footage shot by her on the Hong Kong set will show up on the Enter the Dragon two-disc special edition. |
| October 73 | is noted with actor Mark Herron at the post-theater party at the Vine Street Playhouse following the premiere of Summer and Smoke, which stars Eve Marie Saint |
| July 74 | her press agent is Michael B. Druxman |
| 00 | resides in Los Angeles and makes occasional appearances at local autograph conventions |
| 8 October 01 | her father dies at age 81 in Encino, California |
| 19 August 10 | dies in a car accident |
| Sources: Film Fatales by Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul, Express and News, The San Antonio Light, San Fernando Valley Living, El Paso Herald-Post, Traverse City Record-Eagle, Corpus Christ Caller-Times, The Vidette-Messenger, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Humboldt Standard, The News Tribune, Naugatuck News, New Castle News, The Herald-Mail Company, The Daily Gleaner, The Intelligencer, The Abilene Reporter-News, The Morning Herald, www.Ancestry.com | |
| Recommended Books: Film Fatales by Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul | |
| Links: Filmography | |