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- Anthony Michael A. T. Vincent (Tortolani) was born 3rd May 1907 in Dundee, Scotland. He was schooled at from age 8 to 12 by the brothers at the Abbey of Montecassino in Cassino, and then attended St Andrews School and University in Dundee, where he
recieved a degree in the humanities. He was the son of Baron Tomaso Torlonia di Tortolani (1878-1964) of Provincia Frosinone, Atina, Italy and Princess Anna Maria Torlonia of Rome. He emigrated to the United States in 1933 and settled in Philadelphia,
where he worked for the Banca D'Italia and served as an assistant to the Italian Consul General. At the outbreak of the second world war he renounced his Italian citizenship and claimed British subjectship as he was born in Scotland. During and
following the war he worked in many Italian and British relief efforts and as a businessman developed a real estate brokerage organization which work mainly in managing the accounts of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and the accounts of many residents of
Italian birth. Since he was fluent in both the Italian and English language and law, he was called upon during the war effort for many services which included hundreds of local and taped broadcasts which were directed at Italian - Americans and native
Italians in defense of the American cause. Many of the broadcasts were made in the formative days of Radio Free Europe.
He was suddenly killed by a holdup gunman on South Broad Street on 1st May 1953.
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