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What happened to Anna Magnani's only child?

  • He was stricken by polio

  • He became a famous director

  • He became an actor

  • He won a Nobel prize

Answer

Anna Magnani's only child, Luca, was stricken by polio when he was four years old. The disease left him paralyzed from the waist down, and he was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Magnani was devastated by her son's illness, but she never gave up hope. She devoted herself to his care, and she worked tirelessly to raise money for research into a cure for polio.
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