Diane Varsi

Diane Marie Antonia Varsi (February 23, 1938 – November 19, 1992) was an American film actress best known for her performances in Peyton Place – her film debut, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award – and the cult film Wild in the Streets. She left Hollywood in order to pursue personal and artistic aims, notably at Bennington College in Vermont, where she studied poetry with poet and translator Ben Belitt, among others.

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Diane Varsi
Alias (AKA)Varsi Diane Marie Antonia
Birth dateFebruary 23, 1938
Birth nameDiane Marie Antonia Varsi
Birth place
San Mateo California
Date of deathNovember 19, 1992
Place of death
Los Angeles

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