Sopranos actor Gandolfini dies in Rome
Published:Thursday | June 20, 2013 | 8:56 AM
ROME (AP):
US actor James Gandolfini died after he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest while in Italy to attend the Taormina Film Festival closing ceremony and receive an honor from the Sicilian resort city.
Gandolfini was pronounced dead at 11 p.m. Wednesday in Rome after being rushed by ambulance to the Policlinic Umberto I hospital.
The head of the hospital's emergency room, said Gandolfini arrived at the hospital at 10:40 p.m. and was pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts in the ambulance and hospital failed.
The actor, known for his tortured portrayal of Italian-American mob boss Tony Soprano in the drama series The Sopranos, was to have given a special class at the Taormina Film Festival, an annual festival that takes place against the backdrop of Taormina's spectacular Roman amphitheater.
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