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Rudolph Valentino. Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino and nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian actor based in the United States who starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The ...
Sep 14, 2021 · The sudden death in 1926 of silent screen superstar Rudolph Valentino caused an outpouring of anguish. In both Europe and America, women reportedly killed or attempted to kill themselves over the ...
May 2, 2024 · Rudolph Valentino (born May 6, 1895, Castellaneta, Italy—died August 23, 1926, New York, New York, U.S.) was an Italian-born American actor who was idolized as the “Great Lover” of the 1920s silent era of film. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.) When Guglielmi was 11, his father, a veterinarian, died from malaria.
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Rudolph Valentino. Actor: The Eagle. Hollywood's original Latin Lover, a term that was invented for Rudolph Valentino by Hollywood moguls. Alla Nazimova's friend Natacha Rambova (nee Winifred Hudnut) became romantically involved with Rudy and they lived together in her bungalow from 1921 (during the filming of Camille) until they eloped to Mexico on May 13, 1922 believing that his divorce from ...
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- Castellaneta, Puglia, Italy
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- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Rudolph Valentino. Actor: The Eagle. Hollywood's original Latin Lover, a term that was invented for Rudolph Valentino by Hollywood moguls. Alla Nazimova's friend Natacha Rambova (nee Winifred Hudnut) became romantically involved with Rudy and they lived together in her bungalow from 1921 (during the filming of Camille) until they eloped to Mexico on May 13, 1922 believing that his divorce from ...
- May 6, 1895
- August 23, 1926
Rudolph Valentino filmography. Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926) was an Italian-born actor in the era of silent films. [1] He emigrated to the United States in 1913 and took a string of temporary menial jobs before becoming a film extra in 1914. [2] He appeared in several films until 1921—many of which are now lost. [3]
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May 18, 2018 · Rudolph Valentino. Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) became one of the great romantic idols of Hollywood's silent movie era. He helped to define what a star should be, and represented the screen's first "Latin lover." His early death, at the age of 31, only increased his legendary status, especially among his large female following.