Gilded Stars

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AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •

AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •AUGUST 23 1926 • RUDOLPH VALENTINO IS DEAD • IDOL OF MILLIONS, PASSES AWAY • THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT • ACTOR KNOWN AS SHEIK PASSES AWAY AGED 31 • 100,000 LINE STREETS TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LATIN LOVER • PANIC MARKS FUNERAL OF VALENTINO •

4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

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New Star in Heaven

New Star in Heaven

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Garden of Alla Hotel

Garden of Alla Hotel

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Nazimova Camille

Nazimova Camille

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The Latin Lover

Rudolph Valentino, the Italian-born actor and the premier "Latin Lover" icon of American silent cinema.

Rising to fame in the early 1920s with films like The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and The Sheik, he redefined male stardom with his exotic, passionate persona. His sudden death at 31, 100 years ago this year shocked the world, causing mass hysteria, riots, rumoured suicides and the largest state funeral of the age. Cementing his status one of the icons of early cinema.

The legend of the "Woman in Black" began when a mysterious, veiled mourner started visiting Rudolph Valentino's crypt at Hollywood Forever Cemetery every year on the anniversary of his death, leaving a single red rose.

Research Material

Read more: The Lost Art of Lobby Cards

The Lost Art of Lobby Cards

Before the digital age of trailers and scrolling screens, the magic of the cinema began in the foyer.

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Read more: BOOKS OF INTEREST

BOOKS OF INTEREST

Literature on the life and times of Rudolph Valentino.

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