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- Milena Penovich was born on July 11, 1915 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. She was an actress and writer, known for La fanciulla dell'altra riva (1942), I grandi magazzini (1939) and L'ultimo combattimento (1941). She was married to Piero Ballerini. She died on January 3, 1997 in Tivoli, Lazio, Italy.
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- When Mussolini was deposed in 1943 and the country occupied by the Germans, Cinecittà was closed down and all the cinematic activity was transfered to Venice under the patronage of the new fascist Republic of Salò. The majority of movie personnel found a pretext not to go and work there. Actress Milena Penovich, along with her husband, director Piero Ballerini confirmed their long-time allegiance to fascism and worked in Venice until the spring of 1945 when the city was liberated by the Allied force. Penovich was then banned from acting and never appeared on film ever again.
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