Wednesday, 2 April 2025

1660) Margit Vnouček

Margit Vnouček (? - 1995). Wife of Hungarian actor and comedian Géza Hofi (born Géza Hoffmann, 1936 - 2002).
Hoffman met Vnouček at a ballet school while he was serving as a clerk in the army. Their families were initially against the relationship, but eventually changed their minds and they married in 1959. Vnouček supported her husband in everything, and when she died in 1995, it was a great blow for him.


. "Hofi a katonaság idején már erősen udvarolt Gittinek, aki csodaszép, tejfehér bőrű, vörös hajú lány volt." [During his military service, Hofi had already been courting Gitti, who was a beautiful girl with milky white skin and red hair.] https://24.hu/szorakozas/2013/04/07/igy-gyaszolta-imadott-feleseget-hofi-geza/

- "Hofi a házasságkötés után közel negyven évig kitartott a vörös hajú nő mellett, akit „vörös dög”-nek becézett." [Hofi stuck by the red-haired woman, whom he nicknamed "red bitch," for nearly forty years after their marriage.] https://valodihirek.hu/2023/11/14/hofi-geza-szerelme-sokaig-tarto-nagy-szerelem-hofi-geza-legendas-humorista

Margit Vnouček and Géza Hofi on their wedding day

 

1659) Silvio Furlani

Silvio Furlani (1921 - 2001). Italian librarian and historian.
Born of an Italian father and an Austrian mother, he attended primary school in Graz and continued his studies in Italy, first in Vicenza and then in Teramo. In 1946 he graduated with honours in Letters and Philosophy at 'La Sapienza' University.
In 1947, he won the competition for titles and examinations announced by the Constituent Assembly, for a post as secretary of the Library of the Chamber of Deputies, and contributed to the reorganisation of the institute during Umberto Collamarini's provisional directorship, until Furlani himself became director.
In the course of his career, in addition to studying librarianship, he worked on parliamentary history and electoral history.

 

- "Nel libro di Gianni Sofri, L'anno mancante. Arsenio Frugoni nel 1944-45, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021, Silvio Furlani è identificato nel “normalista dai capelli rossi”..." [In the book by Gianni Sofri L'anno mancante, Arsenio Frugoni nel 1944-1945... Silvio furlani is identified he 'red-haired normalista'..." https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Furlani

 
"Normalista' is anyone who studies or graduated at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa. This nickname was given to Furlani by mistake, since he did study in Pisa, but at the university's Faculty of Letters, not at the Scuola Normale.

 


 

1658) Raffaella Carrà

 Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (1943 – 2021), known professionally as Raffaella Carrà. Italian singer, dancer, actress, television presenter and model. She is often widely considered a pop culture icon in Europe and Latin America.
Carrà released 25 studio albums in 37 countries, between Europe and Latin America, selling over 60 million records worldwide, which includes "A far l'amore comincia tu", "Fiesta", "Forte forte forte", "Pedro", "Tanti auguri" and "Tuca Tuca", singing in Italian, Spanish, English and French.
She became a successful TV host and personality in Italy, Spain and Argentina, being recognized with several awards,. After an acclaimed acting debut in Italy, Carrà signed an acting deal with 20th Century Fox in Hollywood, also starring in French and Spanish films, working with Mario Monicelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Frank Sinatra, Edward Mulhare, Trevor Howard, Jean Marais and James Coburn.

- "Chi la ricorda agli esordi, Raffaella Carrà, il cui vero nome era Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni, aveva capelli rosso mogano ondulati." [Those who remember her at the beginning, Raffaella Carrà, whose real name was Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni, had wavy mahogany red hair.] https://gerardorussillolab.com/2021/07/08/raffaella-carra-icona-di-stile/ 

 

- "Raffaella nasce con dei capelli ondulati di colore rosso mogano..." [Raffaella was born with wavy, mahogany red hair] https://issuu.com/edizioniprinted/docs/feltrinonews_dic21/s/14202179