D'Antonio was born in Philadelphia,[1] the daughter of Carmine D'Antonio and Teresa Colantuono D'Antonio. Her father was born in Italy, and her mother was born in the United States, to Italian immigrant parents.[2] In some publicity, she claimed more far-flung origins, and a much younger age.[3][4][5]
Careeredit
D'Antonio was a dancer whose act was usually characterized as "exotic".[6][7][8] She had a nightclub act at the Pirate's Den in Hollywood.[3] "She smears herself with oil and does such dances as to give the censors the shudders," according to a 1944 report.[4] Her publicist staged a photograph of her, bathing in "strong black coffee", to add to her mystique.[4]
D'Antonio also danced on Broadway in Panama Hattie (1940).[15][16] She made a number of short exotic dance films in the 1940s, with titles including "Jungle Drums Artist" (1941), "Balinesia Artist" (1942) and "Conchita Pepita" (1942).[9] In the 1950s she toured the United States, dancing at nightclubs and casinos.[17][18] "She offered Hollywood a pretty and generic otherness that could authenticate its fantasies of Singapore, Arabia, or Morocco," commented one film scholar.[19]
Personal life and deathedit
D'Antonio married Karl Gustav Verner Laand in San Francisco, California on December 16, 1944.[20]
On February 9, 1986, D'Antonio died of undisclosed causes in Los Angeles, California.[21]
Referencesedit
^"Frisky Filly from Philly". The Courier-Journal. 1941-03-22. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^Details of her family from Nicoletta D'Antonio's birth certificate, date of birth 11-28-11; and the 1920 US Federal Census, both via Ancestry
^ ab"Carmen D'Antonio is Hollywood's New Night-Club Dance Sensation". Life. September 16, 1940. pp. 58–59.
^ abcOthman, Frederick C. (1944-01-05). "Dancer's Best Friend is her Press Writer". The News-Messenger. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Wiggles in Jungle Oil; Carmen D'Antonio is Dance Sensation in Broadway Musical". The Windsor Star. 1941-01-11. p. 30. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Famous Dancer Enjoys Beach". Tampa Bay Times. 1943-04-04. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Carmen D'Antonio Scores in New Hacienda Show". The Fresno Bee. 1956-01-25. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Carmen D'Antonio is a Latin from Philly". Dayton Daily News. 1940-12-29. p. 73. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abCantor, Mark (2023-04-19). The Soundies: A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s (in Czech). McFarland. ISBN978-1-4766-4642-8.
^Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony; Vitone, R. J. (2015-05-20). The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940: A Heavily Illustrated Guide. McFarland. p. 176. ISBN978-0-7864-5500-3.
^ abcBlottner, Gene (2015-03-31). Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962. McFarland. pp. 11, 130, 203. ISBN978-0-7864-7014-3.
^McGhee, Richard D. (2016-09-30). John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Hero. McFarland. p. 331. ISBN978-1-4766-2824-0.
^"Have Gun, Will Travel". The Orlando Sentinel. 1962-01-13. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^"A Lone Redman in Indian Episode". The Morning Herald. 1965-05-15. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^Dietz, Dan (2015-02-02). The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 47. ISBN978-1-4422-4528-0.
^"Oil Dressed Up". Pic. 9 (9): 25–27. April 29, 1941 – via Internet Archive.
^"Carmen D'Antonio, Famed Dancer, at Silver Moon Club". The Town Talk. 1950-07-26. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Dancing Star at Jamboree". The Daily Oklahoman. 1952-05-18. p. 96. Retrieved 2023-07-20 – via Newspapers.com.
^Brown, Judith Christine (2009). Glamour in Six Dimensions: Modernism and the Radiance of Form. Cornell University Press. p. 163. ISBN978-0-8014-4779-2.
^"California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4Y-SNGS : Tue Oct 03 22:00:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Karl Gustav Verner Laand and Nicolletta Carmen d'Antonio, 16 Dec 1944.
^"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGPQ-8YP : 26 November 2014), Nicolette Carmen Dantonio, 09 Feb 1986; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
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May 04, 2024
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Nicoletta Carmen D Antonio November 28 1911 February 9 1986 was an American actress and dancer Carmen D AntonioD Antonio in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1940 BornNicoletta Carmen D Antonio 1911 11 28 November 28 1911Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedFebruary 9 1986 1986 02 09 aged 74 Los Angeles California U S Occupation s Actress dancerYears active1939 1969Spouse s Carl Gustav Verner Laand m 1944 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editD Antonio was born in Philadelphia 1 the daughter of Carmine D Antonio and Teresa Colantuono D Antonio Her father was born in Italy and her mother was born in the United States to Italian immigrant parents 2 In some publicity she claimed more far flung origins and a much younger age 3 4 5 Career editD Antonio was a dancer whose act was usually characterized as exotic 6 7 8 She had a nightclub act at the Pirate s Den in Hollywood 3 She smears herself with oil and does such dances as to give the censors the shudders according to a 1944 report 4 Her publicist staged a photograph of her bathing in strong black coffee to add to her mystique 4 D Antonio s film credits included roles in Another Thin Man 1939 Destry Rides Again 1939 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1940 9 10 Angels over Broadway 1940 11 The Long Voyage Home 1940 12 Arabian Nights 1942 Hard Boiled Mahoney 1947 Sirocco 1951 11 Golden Girl 1951 World for Ransom 1954 Maracaibo 1958 Tank Commando 1959 and Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960 11 D Antonio appeared in television programs through the 1960s often cast as a Native American character in Westerns as in Have Gun Will Travel 1962 1963 13 Wagon Train 1964 and Cheyenne Autumn 1964 but she also had roles in The Thin Man 1959 Checkmate 1961 My Three Sons 1965 14 and Family Affair 1969 D Antonio also danced on Broadway in Panama Hattie 1940 15 16 She made a number of short exotic dance films in the 1940s with titles including Jungle Drums Artist 1941 Balinesia Artist 1942 and Conchita Pepita 1942 9 In the 1950s she toured the United States dancing at nightclubs and casinos 17 18 She offered Hollywood a pretty and generic otherness that could authenticate its fantasies of Singapore Arabia or Morocco commented one film scholar 19 Personal life and death editD Antonio married Karl Gustav Verner Laand in San Francisco California on December 16 1944 20 On February 9 1986 D Antonio died of undisclosed causes in Los Angeles California 21 References edit Frisky Filly from Philly The Courier Journal 1941 03 22 p 8 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com Details of her family from Nicoletta D Antonio s birth certificate date of birth 11 28 11 and the 1920 US Federal Census both via Ancestry a b Carmen D Antonio is Hollywood s New Night Club Dance Sensation Life September 16 1940 pp 58 59 a b c Othman Frederick C 1944 01 05 Dancer s Best Friend is her Press Writer The News Messenger p 10 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com Wiggles in Jungle Oil Carmen D Antonio is Dance Sensation in Broadway Musical The Windsor Star 1941 01 11 p 30 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com Famous Dancer Enjoys Beach Tampa Bay Times 1943 04 04 p 26 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com Carmen D Antonio Scores in New Hacienda Show The Fresno Bee 1956 01 25 p 13 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com Carmen D Antonio is a Latin from Philly Dayton Daily News 1940 12 29 p 73 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com a b Cantor Mark 2023 04 19 The Soundies A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s in Czech McFarland ISBN 978 1 4766 4642 8 Kinnard Roy Crnkovich Tony Vitone R J 2015 05 20 The Flash Gordon Serials 1936 1940 A Heavily Illustrated Guide McFarland p 176 ISBN 978 0 7864 5500 3 a b c Blottner Gene 2015 03 31 Columbia Noir A Complete Filmography 1940 1962 McFarland pp 11 130 203 ISBN 978 0 7864 7014 3 McGhee Richard D 2016 09 30 John Wayne Actor Artist Hero McFarland p 331 ISBN 978 1 4766 2824 0 Have Gun Will Travel The Orlando Sentinel 1962 01 13 p 6 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com A Lone Redman in Indian Episode The Morning Herald 1965 05 15 p 24 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com Dietz Dan 2015 02 02 The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals Rowman amp Littlefield p 47 ISBN 978 1 4422 4528 0 Oil Dressed Up Pic 9 9 25 27 April 29 1941 via Internet Archive Carmen D Antonio Famed Dancer at Silver Moon Club The Town Talk 1950 07 26 p 15 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com Dancing Star at Jamboree The Daily Oklahoman 1952 05 18 p 96 Retrieved 2023 07 20 via Newspapers com Brown Judith Christine 2009 Glamour in Six Dimensions Modernism and the Radiance of Form Cornell University Press p 163 ISBN 978 0 8014 4779 2 California San Francisco County Records 1824 1997 FamilySearch https www familysearch org ark 61903 1 1 QL4Y SNGS Tue Oct 03 22 00 43 UTC 2023 Entry for Karl Gustav Verner Laand and Nicolletta Carmen d Antonio 16 Dec 1944 California Death Index 1940 1997 database FamilySearch https familysearch org ark 61903 1 1 VGPQ 8YP 26 November 2014 Nicolette Carmen Dantonio 09 Feb 1986 Department of Public Health Services Sacramento External links editCarmen D Antonio at IMDb Carmen D Antonio in Jungle Drums short film 1940 on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carmen D 27Antonio amp oldid 1186675666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,