In its 1980s heyday, the Sutton Place hosted the stars of its day, from Michael Jackson to Sophia Loren.

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For every Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman or Sophia Loren that it can chalk up as successes, there are a dozen almost forgotten failures.

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Women ranging from Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren to Kelly Brook and Catherine Zeta Jones today have been made famous by their hourglass figures.

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In 2011, he attended the annual film festival and was pictured with Academy Award winner Italian icon Sophia Loren and French actor Alain Delon.

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In August, Sophia Loren appeared at the opening night of the Venice Film Festival wearing a one-of-a-kind yellow gold, emerald and diamond necklace from Bulgari.

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Most of the great automobiles from the 1950s and '60s, the ones driven by David Niven, Sophia Loren and even Keith Richards the ones that started us dreaming in the first place are still on the road.

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From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, the voluminous, bold, and colorful jewelry of Marina B was the choice of movie stars like Sophia Loren, and other women of international society and best-dressed lists.

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