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Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Valentino (Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella)

Italian: Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina D'Antonguolla
Also Known As: "Rudolph Valentino", "Rodolfo Guglielmi", "Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi", "Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella", "Rudolph Gughemi", "Rudolf Valentino Guglielmi", "Rodolfo Valentino"
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Birthplace: Castellaneta, Provincia di Taranto, Puglia, Italy
Death: August 23, 1926 (31)
New York Polyclinic Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States (sepsis)
Place of Burial: 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Giovanni Antonio Giuseppe Fedele Guglielmi and Marie Berthe Gabrielle Barbin
Ex-husband of Winifred Kimball "Wink/Natacha" Rambova; Jean Acker and Natacha Rambova
Ex-partner of Ada Guglielmi Valentino
Brother of Bice Guglielmi; Alberto Pasquale Filiberto Alfonso Guglielmi Valentino; Maria Grazia Martina Anna Martina Anna Guglielmi Guglielmi Strada and Beatrice Guglielmi

Occupation: Actor
Managed by: Leszek Mila
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About Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover" He starred in several well known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik.

His sudden death at age 31 caused mass hysteria among his female fans, propelling him into icon status. Though his films are not as well known today, his name is still widely known. Read Full Article


  • Military_service: San Francisco, California, United States - 1 June 1917
  • Naturalization: New York City, New York, United States - 10 November 1925
  • Residence: Paris, Île-de-France, France - 1912
  • Residence: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 9 November 1923
  • Residence: Juan les Pin, France - 1924
  • Residence: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 1924
  • Residence: New York City, New York, United States - 10 November 1925
  • Residence: New York City, New York, United States - 23 August 1926
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Rudolph Valentino's Timeline

1895
May 6, 1895
Castellaneta, Provincia di Taranto, Puglia, Italy
May 16, 1895
1926
August 23, 1926
Age 31
New York Polyclinic Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States
1936
September 7, 1936
Age 31
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States