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Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino
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Valentino in 1919
Born Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi
(1895-05-06)May 6, 1895
Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy
Died August 23, 1926 (aged 31)
New York City, New York, United States
Cause of death Peritonitis
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
34°5′17″N 118°18′59″W / 34.08806°N 118.31639°W / 34.08806; -118.31639 (Rudolph Valentino Burial Site)
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, professionally known as Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), 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. 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 into 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.

After living in Paris in 1912, he soon returned to Italy. Unable to secure employment, he departed for the United States in 1913. He was processed at Ellis Island at age 18 on December 23, 1913.


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