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  • PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
  • Originally: Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi
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Rudolf Valentino was an Italian-born American film actor who was idolized as the "Great Lover" of the 1920s.


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Rudolf Valentino was an Italian-born American film actor who was idolized as the "Great Lover" of the 1920s. Valentino immigrated to New York City in 1913. In 1918 he went to Hollywood, where he played small parts until he was given the role of Julio in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). He immediately became a star. His sudden death at 31 caused worldwide hysteria and several suicides.

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