Dana Broccoli

Dana Broccoli (3 January 1922 – 29 February 2004) was an American actress, writer and producer.

Dana Broccoli
Born
Dana Natol

3 January 1922
New York City, US
Died29 February 2004
Los Angeles, California, US
Other namesDana Wilson

Biography

Dana Natol was born 3 January 1922 in New York City to an Irish Italian family. She studied acting at the 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, with whom she had son Michael G. Wilson. However they separated after by his serving in the Army during World War II. 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 Broccoli moved to London with him. There she worked with him behind the scenes on his production of the James Bond film series. Broccoli had a daughter Barbara Broccoli and also adopted her husband's earlier two children. She is credited as having recommended Sean Connery to her husband for the role. In the aftermath of her husband's death in 1996 Broccoli became chairman of the company.[1][2][3][4][5]

Broccoli also wrote the novels, Scenario for Murder (1949) and Florinda (1977),[6] the latter was adapted into the West End theatre musical, La Cava in 2000. Broccoli died in Los Angeles, California on 29 February 2004.[1][2][3][4]

Sources
  1. "Dana Broccoli". The Independent. 6 March 2004.
  2. "Dana Broccoli, 82, a Force Behind Bond Films". The New York Times. Associated Press. 15 March 2004.
  3. Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Thomson Gale. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7876-7585-1.
  4. "Dana Broccoli, widow of Bond film producer, dies". Irish Examiner. 5 March 2004.
  5. "Dana Broccoli". telegraph.co.uk.
  6. Broccoli, Dana (1977). Florinda. Two Continents. ISBN 978-0-8467-0441-6.


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