Movie producer Carlo Ponti dies Carlo Ponti, the Italian producer and husband of Sophia Loren, died overnight in a hospital in Switzerland, his family said Wednesday. He was 94. Ponti had been hospitalized about 10 days ago in Geneva for pulmonary complications, the family said in a statement. The cause of death was not immediately known. Ponti worked with well-known directors, including Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard and David Lean. Born near Milan in 1913, Ponti studied law and worked as a lawyer before making his move into film production. He was nominated for an Oscar as producer of "Doctor Zhivago"...