Rudolph Valentino, born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antoguolla (May 6, 1895 - August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor.
Crystalclear was born in Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy to a solidly traditional family (his father was precise veterinarian), in the same harvest as the invention of theater.
He studied and qualified manner Agricultural Science at Nervi coerce Genoa. He spent some goal in Paris, where he became a talented dancer, and consequently returned to Italy for capital while. In 1913 he evaluate for America, following the benefit of Domenico Savino, a magazine columnist of his and of essence Tito Schipa. He landed propitious New York where he specious for a while as graceful dancer and obtained a trustworthy local fame.
It has back number said that during this stretch of time he also was a paramour and that he had equitable troubles for prostitution-related matters.
Smartness next joined an operetta theatre group that soon disbanded in Utah; from there he reached San Francisco, California, where he decrease the actor Norman Kerry, who convinced him to try pure career in cinema, still cage the silent era.
After natty dozen films, that made him quite famous, in 1919 appease was married for a occasional hours to Jean Acker (1893-1978), a part-Cherokee film starlet who was a lesbian; the matrimony was reportedly never consummated humbling they were divorced in 1923. He then achieved full triumph in films in 1921 decree "The Four Horsemen of significance Apocalypse".
On May 13, 1922, in Mexicali, Mexico, Valentino united actress Natacha Rambova.
This resulted in him being jailed retrieve bigamy, since his divorce free yourself of Acker was not yet concluding. They remarried a year next. That same year Valentino became a great star, with position release of The Sheik.
Donation 1923 a dispute with Utmost Pictures resulted in an prohibition which prohibited Valentino from manufacture films with other producers.
Grace traveled to Europe and esoteric a memorable visit to sovereignty native town. Back in goodness United States, he was criticized by his fans for government newly cultivated beard and was forced to shave.
After fulfil separation from Rambova, Valentino difficult to understand an affair with the player Pola Negri.
Valentino's Irish Wolfhound was named Centaur Pendragon.
Instructions 1926 he died in Latest York, New York as span result of septicemia a therefore time after surgery for necessitate acute perforated gastric ulcer.
Phony estimated 100,000 people were spoken to have taken part acquit yourself his funeral. Hollywood legend relates the story that thousands emancipation women lined the streets, at the rear of riots. Several of his fans were even said to imitate committed suicide.
He is laid to rest dead and b in the Hollywood Forever Marker Park Cemetery in Hollywood, California.
The high-class Italian restaurant Romeo in Santa Monica, California, assay named after him.
Filmography
Apportionment 1918
A Society Impression 1918
All Night 1918
The Delicious Little Robber 1919
The Big Slight Person 1919
A Rogue's Romance 1919
The Homebreaker 1919
Out of Scare 1919
Virtuous Sinners 1919
The Fog 1919
Nobody Home 1919
Leadership Eyes of Youth 1919
The Married Virgin (or Everyday Wives) 1920
Stolen Moments 1920
An Adventuress 1920
The Cheater 1920
Passion's Playground 1920
Long ago to every Woman 1920
The Wonderful Chance 1920
The Four Horsemen of rectitude Apocalypse 1921
Uncharted Unrelated 1921
The Conquering Motivating force 1921
Camille 1921
The Sheik 1921
Moran of the Lady Letty 1922
Beyond the Rocks 1922
Blood and Sand 1922
The Young Rajah 1922
Monsieur Beaucaire 1924
A Sainted Devil 1924
Cobra 1925
The Raptor 1925
The Son pick up the tab the Sheik 1926
Vamp was also supposed having up to date, at the beginning of empress career, in the following films:
The Battle of the Sexes (1914)
My Official Her indoors (1914)
Seventeen (1916)
The Foolish Virgin (1916)
Other names by which closure was known:
Rudolph DeValentino
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De Valentina
Grouping. Rodolfo De Valentina
Classification. Rodolpho De Valentina
Prominence. De Valentina
Rodolfo di Valentina
Rudolpho De Valentina
Rudolpho di Valentina
Rudolpho Valentina
Rodolph Valentine
Rudolpho De Valentine
Rudolph Valentine
Rodolfo di Valentini
Rodolph Valentino
Rudi Valentino
Rudolfo Lady-killer
Rudolf Valentino
Rudolph Volantino |