During her career, Loren played opposite the greatest actors of the day, from Anthony Quinn and Clark Gable, to Marlon Brando, Cary Grant, Peter Sellers, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra. La Repubblica newspaper paired her birthday with that of Brigitte Bardot, who will turn 90 on September 28. “Splendid ninety-year-olds”, wrote the paper, saying the duo “redefined the feminine imagination of the 20th century”.