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- Francesca Braggiotti was born on October 17, 1902 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She was an actress, known for Stasera alle undici (1938), Scipione l'africano (1937) and The Igor Cassini Show (1953). She was married to John Lodge. She died on February 25, 1998 in Marbella, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.
- SpouseJohn Lodge(1929 - October 29, 1985) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Was hired by MGM to dub Greta Garbo's voice into Italian when Garbo's pictures were released to the Italian market.
- Moved permanently with her two children to Spain after President Dwight D. Eisenhower named her husband ambassador to that country.
- She retired and became an active first lady when her husband became governor of Connecticut in 1951. A patron of the arts, she promoted concerts and the theatre in the state and was a founding member of the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut.
- Former ballet dancer, choreographer, and actress who met her husband John Lodge in the late 1920s, while he was an undergraduate at Harvard College.
- Daughter Lily Lodge born 1930. Daughter Beatrice born 1938.
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