Dana Broccoli (née Natol, formerly Wilson; January 3, 1922 – February 29, 2004) was an American actress and novelist.[1]
Dana Broccoli | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dana Natol January 3, 1922 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 29, 2004 (aged 82) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Dana Wilson |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4, including Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli |
| Relatives | David G. Wilson (grandson) |
Biography
editDana Natol was born on January 3, 1922, in New York City, and studied acting at Cecil Clovelly's Academy of Dramatic Arts at Carnegie Hall. She worked on stage in New York and Boston and married Batman actor Lewis Wilson, met when they were both students at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, with whom she had a son, Michael G. Wilson. However, they separated after his service in the Army during World War II.[1] After their divorce, she moved to Beverly Hills.
She worked as a screenwriter and had a number of small parts in films. There she met film producer Albert R. Broccoli. They married and Dana moved to London with him. There she worked with him behind the scenes on his production of the James Bond film series.[1] Broccoli had a daughter, Barbara. She became the adoptive mother of her husband's two children by a previous marriage. She is credited as having recommended Sean Connery to her husband for the role. In the aftermath of her husband's death in 1996, Dana Broccoli became chairman of the company.[2][3][4][5][6]
Broccoli also wrote the novels, Make with the Brains, Pierre (1946), issued in Britain as Scenario for Murder (1949) and Florinda (1977),[7] the latter was adapted into the West End theatre musical, La Cava in 2000.[1] Broccoli died in Beverly Hills, California on February 29, 2004, aged 82, of cancer.[2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Brandt, Randal S. (July 2, 2024). "The Mystery of Dana Wilson". The Rap Sheet. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dana Broccoli". The Independent. March 6, 2004.
- ^ a b "Dana Broccoli, 82, a Force Behind Bond Films". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 15, 2004.
- ^ a b Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Thomson Gale. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7876-7585-1.
- ^ a b "Dana Broccoli, widow of Bond film producer, dies". Irish Examiner. March 5, 2004.
- ^ "Dana Broccoli". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ Broccoli, Dana (1977). Florinda. Two Continents. ISBN 978-0-8467-0441-6.