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Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 - August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor.

He was born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antoguolla in Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy to a solidly middle-class family (his father was a veterinarian), in the same year as the invention of cinema.

He studied and qualified in Agricultural Science at Nervi in Genoa. He spent some time in Paris, where he became a talented dancer, and then returned to Italy for a while. In 1913 he left for America, following the advice of Domenico Savino, a friend of his and of tenor Tito Schipa. He landed in New York where he worked for a while as a dancer and obtained a certain local fame. It has been said that during this period he also was a gigolo and that he had judicial troubles for prostitution-related matters.

He next joined an operetta company that soon disbanded in Utah; from there he reached San Francisco, California, where he met the actor Norman Kerry, who convinced him to try a career in cinema, still in the silent era. After a dozen films, that made him quite famous, in 1919 he was married for a few hours to Jean Acker (1893-1978), a part-Cherokee film starlet who was a lesbian; the marriage was reportedly never consummated and they were divorced in 1922. He then achieved full success in films in 1921 with "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse". That same year Valentino became a great star, with the release of The Sheik.

On May 13, 1922, in Mexicali, Mexico, Valentino married actress Natacha Rambova. This resulted in him being jailed for bigamy, since his divorce from Acker was not yet final. They remarried a year later. In 1923 a dispute with Paramount Pictures resulted in an injunction which prohibited Valentino from making films with other producers. He traveled to Europe and had a memorable visit to his native town. Back in the United States, he was criticized by his fans for his newly cultivated beard and was forced to shave.

After his separation from Rambova, Valentino had an affair with the actress Pola Negri.

Valentino's Irish Wolfhound was named Centaur Pendragon.

In 1926 he died in New York, New York as a result of septicemia a short time after surgery for an acute perforated gastric ulcer. An estimated 100,000 people were said to have taken part in his funeral. Hollywood legend relates the story that thousands of women lined the streets, causing riots. Several of his fans were even said to have committed suicide.

He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

Rudolph Valentino has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, he was honored with his image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.

For several years on the anniversary of his death, a mysterious woman in black was seen laying flowers on his grave. Her identity has never been firmly established.

Filmography

  • Alimony (1917)
  • A Society Sensation (1918)
  • All Night (1918)
  • The Married Virgin (or Frivolous Wives; 1918)
  • The Delicious Little Devil (1919)
  • The Big Little Person (1919)
  • A Rogue's Romance (1919)
  • The Homebreaker (1919)
  • Out of Luck (1919)
  • Virtuous Sinners (1919)
  • The Fog (1919)
  • Nobody Home (1919)
  • The Eyes of Youth (1919)
  • Stolen Moments (1920)
  • An Adventuress (1920)
  • The Cheater (1920)
  • Passion's Playground (1920)
  • Once to Every Woman (1920)
  • The Wonderful Chance (1920)
  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
  • Uncharted Seas (1921)
  • The Conquering Power (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 Eagle (1925)
  • The Son of the Sheik (1926)

Valentino was also supposed having acted, at the beginning of his career, in the following films:

  • The Battle of the Sexes (1914)
  • My Official Wife (1914)
  • Seventeen (1916)
  • The Foolish Virgin (1916)

Other names by which he was known:

  • Rudolph DeValentino
  • M. De Valentina
  • M. Rodolfo De Valentina
  • M. Rodolpho De Valentina
  • R. 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 Valentino
  • Rudolf Valentino
  • Rudolph Volantino

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Other names by which he was known:. Adjani performs in her native French language, English and German. Valentino was also supposed having acted, at the beginning of his career, in the following films:. Multi-lingual, Ms. Her identity has never been firmly established. In 2002, she became engaged to French musician Jean Michel Jarre. For several years on the anniversary of his death, a mysterious woman in black was seen laying flowers on his grave. She has one son from her relationship with British actor Daniel Day-Lewis.

Rudolph Valentino has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, he was honored with his image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Following this publicity, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. She would receive her fourth César Award and second nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film as well as a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Hollywood legend relates the story that thousands of women lined the streets, causing riots. Several of his fans were even said to have committed suicide. In 1989, she co-produced and starred in the film Camille Claudel. An estimated 100,000 people were said to have taken part in his funeral. In 1983 and 1988 she won the César again.

In 1926 he died in New York, New York as a result of septicemia a short time after surgery for an acute perforated gastric ulcer. In 1981 she received the César Award, France's equivalent of an Oscar, for her role in Possession. Valentino's Irish Wolfhound was named Centaur Pendragon. The following year she was cast in her first starring role in François Truffaut's film, L'Histoire d'Adele H., (The Story of Adele H.). For her work, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress bringing offers for roles in Hollywood films. After his separation from Rambova, Valentino had an affair with the actress Pola Negri. After minor roles in several films, in 1974 she received positive reviews and much public acclaim for her performance in the film, La Gifle, (The Slap). Back in the United States, he was criticized by his fans for his newly cultivated beard and was forced to shave. As a fourteen-year-old, she appeared in her first motion picture.

He traveled to Europe and had a memorable visit to his native town. One of her country's best known actresses, and recognized worldwide, at a young age Isabelle Adjani was drawn to acting, playing in amateur theater by the age of twelve. In 1923 a dispute with Paramount Pictures resulted in an injunction which prohibited Valentino from making films with other producers. Born Isabelle Yasmine Adjani in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, France, she is the daughter of an Algerian-Turkish father and a German mother. They remarried a year later. Isabelle Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is an actress and movie producer. This resulted in him being jailed for bigamy, since his divorce from Acker was not yet final. Le petit bougnat (1969).

On May 13, 1922, in Mexicali, Mexico, Valentino married actress Natacha Rambova. Faustine (1971). That same year Valentino became a great star, with the release of The Sheik. L'école des femmes (1972). He then achieved full success in films in 1921 with "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse". La gifle (The Slap) (1974). After a dozen films, that made him quite famous, in 1919 he was married for a few hours to Jean Acker (1893-1978), a part-Cherokee film starlet who was a lesbian; the marriage was reportedly never consummated and they were divorced in 1922. L'Histoire d'Adèle H. (The Story of Adele H.) (1975) (Oscar nomination).

He next joined an operetta company that soon disbanded in Utah; from there he reached San Francisco, California, where he met the actor Norman Kerry, who convinced him to try a career in cinema, still in the silent era. Violette et François (1976). It has been said that during this period he also was a gigolo and that he had judicial troubles for prostitution-related matters. Le locataire (The Tenant) (1976). He landed in New York where he worked for a while as a dancer and obtained a certain local fame. Barocco (1976). In 1913 he left for America, following the advice of Domenico Savino, a friend of his and of tenor Tito Schipa. The Driver (1978).

He spent some time in Paris, where he became a talented dancer, and then returned to Italy for a while. Les Soeurs Bronte (The Bronte Sisters) (1979). He studied and qualified in Agricultural Science at Nervi in Genoa. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (Nosferatu the Vampyre) (1979). He was born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antoguolla in Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy to a solidly middle-class family (his father was a veterinarian), in the same year as the invention of cinema. Clara et les Chics Types (Clara and the Swell Guys) (1980). Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 - August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. Tout feu, tout flamme (All Fired Up) (1981).

Rudolph Volantino. Quartet (1981). Rudolf Valentino. Possession (1981) (César Award). Rudolfo Valentino. L'année prochaine, si tout va bien (Next Year If All Goes Well) (1981). Rudi Valentino. Mortelle randonnee (Deadly Circuit) (1982).

Rodolph Valentino. Antonieta (1982). Rodolfo di Valentini. L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer) (1983) (César Award). Rudolph Valentine. Subway (1985). Rudolpho De Valentine. Ishtar (1987).

Rodolph Valentine. Camille Claudel (1988) (César Award - Oscar nomination). Rudolpho Valentina. Lung Ta: Les Cavaliers du Vent (1990). Rudolpho di Valentina. Toxic Affair (1993). Rudolpho De Valentina. La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) (1994) (César Award).

Rodolfo di Valentina. Diabolique (1996). De Valentina. Paparaz (1998). R. La repentie (2001). Rodolpho De Valentina.

M. Rodolfo De Valentina. M. De Valentina.

M. Rudolph DeValentino. The Foolish Virgin (1916). Seventeen (1916).

My Official Wife (1914). The Battle of the Sexes (1914). The Son of the Sheik (1926). The Eagle (1925).

Cobra (1925). A Sainted Devil (1924). Monsieur Beaucaire (1924). The Young Rajah (1922).

Blood and Sand (1922). Beyond the Rocks (1922). Moran of the Lady Letty (1922). The Sheik (1921).

Camille (1921). The Conquering Power (1921). Uncharted Seas (1921). The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921).

The Wonderful Chance (1920). Once to Every Woman (1920). Passion's Playground (1920). The Cheater (1920).

An Adventuress (1920). Stolen Moments (1920). The Eyes of Youth (1919). Nobody Home (1919).

The Fog (1919). Virtuous Sinners (1919). Out of Luck (1919). The Homebreaker (1919).

A Rogue's Romance (1919). The Big Little Person (1919). The Delicious Little Devil (1919). The Married Virgin (or Frivolous Wives; 1918).

All Night (1918). A Society Sensation (1918). Alimony (1917).