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Ekberg as the Marilyn Monroe-like Sylvia, playing in Rome's Trevi fountain in La Dolce Vita in 1960.John Kobal Foundation—Getty Images
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Miss Sweden, Anita Ekberg, 1951.Lisa Larsen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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Bob Hope leaves for the Thule Air Force Base in Greenland on Dec. 30, 1954 with Eckberg and other entertainers.William Holden—Bettmann/Corbis
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Ekberg as the Marilyn Monroe-like Sylvia, playing in Rome's Trevi fountain in La Dolce Vita in1960.Silver Screen Collection—Getty Images
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Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita in 1960.Getty Images
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Ekberg dances in one of Vita's most memorable scenes, in 1960.Getty Images
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Ekberg clasps hands with the dashing Marcello Mastroianni in a scene from the film 'La Dolce Vita' in 1960.Getty Images
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A color portrait of Ekberg circa 1960.Popperfoto/Getty Images
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Ekberg checks her hair between takes of Call Me Bwana on Nov. 8, 1962.John Pratt—Getty Images
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Ekberg attends a screening of the restored version of La Dolce Vita, posing next to a poster featuring herself and co-star Mastroianni ,at the Piazza Maggiore on July 6, 2010 in Bologna.Roberto Serra—Iguana Press/Getty Images
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