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Ms. Martinelli in the 1959 film "Bad Girls Don't Cry."
via Everett Collection; thumbnail, Agence France-Presse — Getty Images, 1967
Elsa Martinelli
Died on July 8, 2017 at age 82
Ms. Martinelli was an Italian fashion model turned actress whose Hollywood career included roles opposite Kirk Douglas in “The Indian Fighter” and John Wayne in “Hatari!”
Notable Deaths 2017
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