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Lory Del Santo

Lory Del Santo in 2007 in Milan

Loredana "Lory" Del Santo (born 28 September 1958) is an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Life and career

Born in Povegliano Veronese, Del Santo started her career as a valletta [it] in the 1975 edition of Festivalbar.[1][2][3] In the late-1970s she got her first film roles, mainly in sexy comedy films,[2][4] and in 1980 she represented Italy at the Miss Universe competition.[5] In the early-1980s Del Santo became popular thanks to her participation in successful TV shows such as Antonio Ricci's Drive In and Renzo Arbore's Tagli, ritagli e frattaglie.[1][2]

Del Santo was a focus of gossip columns, mainly for her relationship with Eric Clapton (who dedicated the song "Lady of Verona" to her).[6] While he was still married to Pattie Boyd, Clapton fathered a son, Conor, who was born on 21 August 1986. Conor died on 20 March 1991, at the age of four and a half, when he fell out of an open bedroom window on the 53rd floor of a Manhattan apartment building.[7] The death of their son was the inspiration for Clapton's songs, "Tears in Heaven" and "Circus".

Starting from early 2000s, Del Santo has taken part in several Italian reality shows, winning the third season of L'isola dei famosi.[1] In 2006 she wrote an autobiography, Piacere è una sfida.[1]

Filmography

Films

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bruno Ventavoli (13 August 2007). "La vendetta sexy della perfida Lory". La Stampa. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Grasso, Aldo; Scaglioni, Massimo (1996 – 2003). "Del Santo, Loredana detta Lory". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano. pp.187-8. ISBN 881150466X.
  3. ^ "Lory Del Santo: "Sembro svampita, ma penso. Clapton era una mummia"". Leggo. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  4. ^ Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). "Del Santo, Lory". Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 104. ISBN 978-88-8440-214-1.
  5. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1980". Pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Clapton's ex reveals lost love song". The Times. 9 July 2006.
  7. ^ "Eric Clapton's Son Killed in a 49-Story Fall". The New York Times. 21 March 1991. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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