Her father, a colonel in the Italian army under King Victor Emmanuel III, was a member of the anti-Mussolini resistance.

[4]: 168  The couple's wedding ceremony was held in London on 8 May 1955, and their daughter, Beatrice Welles, was born in New York on 13 November 1955.

[2] The film's co-star, Keith Baxter, discussed Mori's involvement with Chimes at Midnight in his 2002 memoir, My Sentiments Exactly, her sparkling personality and relationship with her husband.

[10] Her friend, Las Vegas Sun columnist Muriel Stevens said of Mori: "Paola was a rarity — elegant, dignified, without any pretense or airs.

[16] Mori was seated next to her husband when he was honored with the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award in February 1975.

"[19] In his will, Welles bequeathed the bulk of his estate to Mori, though he left Kodar his Los Angeles home and the rights to many of his unfinished films.

His widow questioned several deals signed by Welles in his final weeks that greatly benefited Kodar and had not been reviewed by his lawyer.

[20] Mori was in an automobile accident in Las Vegas on August 12, 1986, when a car driven by a family friend pulled into cross traffic and was broadsided.

She died from head injuries at Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas several hours later at the age of 57.