Movie Star Family: Dawn Adams and Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo (England/Italy, 1963)


Figure 1.--Here movie star Dawn Adams is with her husband, Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca. This means that that the family was Anglo-Italian. Interestingly the Massimo family is one of the oldest nobel familys in Europe. They married (1954). Their son was Prince Stefano Massimo (1955--) who we see here. He would have been 7-8 years old. We are not sure if he was raised in England or Italy. Adams is seated with her husband. Stefano looks to be wearing a school uniform with some kind of party hat. It may be just a blazer and short pants with knee socks. We are not sure if they are in England or Italy.

Dawn Adams was a popular British movie and TV actress (1950-70s). She was a major Bitish star, but never made it big in Hollywood and is virtually unknown to American audiences. She made a brief appearance on early american TV. Here she is with her husband, Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca. This means that that the family was Anglo-Italian. Interestingly the Massimo family is one of the oldest nobel familys in Europe. They married (1954). Their son was Prince Stefano Massimo (1955--) who we see here. He would have been 7-8 years old. We are not sure if he was raised in England or Italy. Adams is seated with her husband. Stefano looks to be wearing a school uniform with some kind of party hat. It may be just a blazer and short pants with knee socks. We are not sure if they are in England or Italy. A British reader writes, " I think it may be a birthday party for either mum or dad - otherwise if it was their son or another child's birthday then it would be the parents taking photographs of him and I would have expected there to be some other children present. There is at least two other adults present. One sitting next to the boy and the photographer. The man sitting next to the boy is also wearing a party hat. In the back ground there is a record player with its lid open which suggests that music is being played. Next to it, on the floor, there is also a tape recorder. On the table are several champaign bottles. The champaign bottles suggest it is an adult celebration. The boy is wearing a pull over underneath his blazer. You can see the cuff. Interesting that the boy is taking a photograph of his mum and dad while someone else is taking a picture of this scene."








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