Ingrid Bergman was another actress who dominated the big screen in the thirties, forties and fifties working with the likes of Cary Grant and Humphrey Bogart.
After starring in Casablanca in 1942 her career soared and she was nominated for an Oscar just a year later for her performance in For Whom the Bell Tolls, winning the following year for her role in Gaslight.
But it was her relationship with Italian director Roberto Rossellini that had a damaging effect on her career and was one of Hollywood's biggest scandals.
Whilst working with the filmmaker, whom she had been a fan of, on the movie Stromboli the pair fell in love and Bergman became pregnant, at the time Bergman was married to Dr. Petter Lindström with whom she had a daughter.
The affair and out of wedlock pregnancy caused scandal in America and the actress was denounced on the floor of the U.S Senate by Edwin C. Johnson who referred to her as "a horrible example of womanhood and a powerful influence for evil."
Originally from Sweden and now living in America with her husband Bergman was made a persona nin grata, a person not wanted, when the floor took a vote.
At the time the scandal broke her latest movie Joan of Arc was still playing in cinemas it was not a big hit with the public and was savaged by the critics. Despite this it was nominated for a string of Oscars, including Best Actress for Bergman.
The actress gave birth to a son Renato Roberto Giusto Giuseppe ("Robin") Rossellini on February 7th 1950 but she was forced into exile in Italy, leaving behind her husband and daughter.
Lindstrom sued her for desertion and began a custody for their daughter Pia Lindstrom. Despite all of the controversy surrounding their relationship the pair married in May 1950 and Bergman went on to have twin daughters, Isabella and Isotta Ingrid Rossellini.
But the actress had to stay in Italy and she began working in Italian cinema, despite her being away interest and anger in the affair still continued in America.
However the marriage was not to last and Bergman and Rossellini divorced in 1957 after just seven years of marriage.
Bergman made a return to Hollywood in 1956 with the role of Anastasia, starring alongside Yul Brynner, winning her second Best Actress for her performance which was collected for her by friend Cary Grant.
She didn't appear in Hollywood until 1958 when she handed out the Best Picture Academy Award, when she walked onto the stage she received a standing ovation.
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