"Reports are "ridiculous" says Onassis.

 Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Thursday 10 September 1959

Ari described any reports of a romance between himself and Mari Meneghini Callas as "ridiculous". 

He told reporters: "If ever Madame Callas made a declaration of love to me I would be very flattered - but she hasn't".

He said that the opera star, also of Greek birth, had been "a very dear friend" of his sister for a long time and had been in a sad and troubled state recently about her husband. 

"I have held her hand for her now and again. What is wrong with that." Mir Onassis asked. He said his wife Tina was with him in Paris. 

Madam Callas had said earlier that she had broken with her husband - "but not for sentimental reasons". She described Mr Onassis as "only a good friend"

The article then quotes Titta re Maria's "Tigerish moods", and even her refusal to sing for Winston Churchill.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Daily Mirror - Monday 20 September 1982

Why Ari Onassis had to leave Monaco... It was recalled in one of the papers at the weekend how Princess Grace had dislodged from Monaco in the early days one of the principalities most powerful unwanted figures, Aristotle Onassis.  What was not included was the following thus far unrecorded story of how Grace and Onassis first met.  Onassis, who had an immense financial stake in the tiny country and who had certainly more effective influence than Prince Rainier, was given to inviting any visiting celebrity on to his yacht in the harbour.  In the mid-fifties Cary Grant went to Monaco to make the Alfred Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief.  His co-star, of course, was Grace Kelly, who was later during that visit to meet her future husband, Rainier.  "Come and have lunch", said Onassis to Grant.  The actor duly turned up with Grace who, for the occasion, had her hair swept rather severely back and was wearing glasses.  After the meal Onassis showed them ashor...
Read more

Portsmouth Evening News - Saturday 05 January 1957

Airlines for Mr. Onassis   "The Greek Parliament has passed a Bill ratifying an agreement signed on July 31 between the Greek state and Mr Aristotle Onassis granting him a 20 year concession to run and exploit local airlines and build up a network of air communications between Greece and the main air traffic centres of the world.  The Bill provides for the formation of a company with an investment of about 15,000.000 dollars (£5,000.000).  One of the first steps which Mr Onassis is expected to adopt is the replacing of all the outmoded equipment of T.A.E (the defunct Greek airlines) and the purchase of a number of new aircraft - Reuter".  
Read more