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Contessa Paola Welles, Contessa di Girifalco

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Italy
Death: August 12, 1986 (57)
Las Vegas, NV, United States (Automobile accident)
Immediate Family:

Wife of Orson Welles
Mother of Beatrice Giuditta O'Donaghue

Occupation: actress
Managed by: Colleen Rose Keenan
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About Paola Mori

Paola Mori was the estranged wife of Orson Welles for decades, the couple were never divorced. Oja Kodar became Welles' longtime companion both personally and professionally from 1966 on. A year after Orson's death, Paola and Oja finally agreed on the settling of his will. On the way to their meeting to sign the papers, however, Paola was killed in a car accident.


Countess Paola “Paola Mori” Di Girifalco Birth 	18 Sep 1928 Italy Death 	12 Aug 1987 (aged 58) Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA Burial 	Unknown Memorial ID 	147993026 · View Source Third and final wife of Orson Welles. The couple met in 1953 and later married and had a daughter named Beatrice in November 1955.
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Paola Mori's Timeline

1928
September 18, 1928
Italy
1955
November 13, 1955
Manhattan, New York City, New York County, NY, United States
1986
August 12, 1986
Age 57
Las Vegas, NV, United States