Rudolph Valentino
Actor, Film actor
1895 – 1926
Who was Rudolph Valentino?
Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla, professionally known as Rudolph Valentino, was an Italian actor who starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle, and The Son of the Sheik. An early pop icon, a sex symbol of the 1920s, he was known as the "Latin Lover" or simply as "Valentino". He had applied for American citizenship shortly before his death, which occurred at age 31, causing mass hysteria among his female fans and further propelling him into iconic status.
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- Born
- May 6, 1895
Castellaneta - Also known as
- Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla
- Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi
- The Great Lover
- The Sheik
- The Latin Lover
- Valentino
- M. Rodolfo De Valentina
- M. Rodolpho De Valentina
- M. De Valentina
- R. De Valentina
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Jean Acker
(1919/11/06 - 1923/03/04) - Natacha Rambova
(1923/03/14 - 1925)
- Jean Acker
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Italian people
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 23, 1926
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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