From 1972 to 2006, an Italian acting award—The Rudolph Valentino Award—was handed out every year. Several actors from all over the world received this award, including Leonardo …

Oct 8, 2025 · Rudolph Valentino (born May 6, 1895, Castellaneta, Italy—died August 23, 1926, New York, New York, U.S.) was an Italian-born American actor who was idolized as the “Great …

Jul 13, 2023 · Rudolph Valentino, Hollywood's "Latin Lover" and first male sex symbol, tragically died in 1926 at Polyclinic Hospital in Midtown Manhattan. Here's how.

Hollywood's original Latin Lover, a term that was invented for Rudolph Valentino by Hollywood moguls.

Sep 14, 2021 · The silent-film heartthrob’s short but extraordinary career is retold in delicious detail in Emily W. Leider’s Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino.

Rudolph Valentino, born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla, was an Italian-American actor who became a major heartthrob in the 1920s. …

Aug 25, 2025 · This weekend marked the 99th anniversary of the death of the silent film star Rudolph Valentino. He was known as the Great Lover, and he died at age 31. And why bother …

Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. He was born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi in Castellaneta, Italy, to a middle-class family.

It was the industry's first million-dollar production, which saved Metro Studios and made Rudy a star — with his cinema name, Rudolph Valentino. In 1921, Valentino was given his iconic role …

Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926) was an Italian-born actor in the era of silent films. [1] He emigrated to the United States in 1913 and took a string of temporary menial jobs before …