Rudolf Valentino
| Rudolph Valentino | |
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Valentino in 1919
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| Born |
Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi 6 May 1895 Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy |
| Died | 23 August 1926 (aged 31) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Peritonitis |
| Resting place |
Hollywood Forever Cemetery 34°5′17″N 118°18′59″W / 34.08806°N 118.31639°W |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914–1926 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jean Acker (m. 1919; div. 1923) Natacha Rambova (m. 1923; div. 1925) |
Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), professionally known as Rudolph Valentino, was an Italian actor naturalized American 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. He was an early pop icon, a sex symbol of the 1920s, who was known as the "Latin lover" or simply as "Valentino". He had applied for American citizenship shortly before his untimely death at age 31, which caused mass hysteria among his female fans and further propelled him to iconic status.
Valentino was born Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi in Castellaneta, Apulia, Kingdom of Italy. His mother, Marie Berta Gabrielle (née Barbin; 1856–1919), was French, born in Lure in Franche-Comté. His father, Giovanni Antonio Giuseppe Fedele Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella, was Italian; he was a veterinarian who died of malaria when Rodolfo was 11 years of age. Valentino had an older brother, Alberto (1892–1981), a younger sister, Maria, and an older sister, Beatrice, who had died in infancy.
As a child, Rodolfo was indulged because of his exceptional looks and his playful personality. His mother coddled him, while his father disapproved of him. He did poorly in school and was eventually enrolled in agricultural school at Genoa, where he earned a certificate.
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