Ramon Novarro

Birth Name:

Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego

Birth Place:

Durango City, Durango, Mexico

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Director

Made his screen acting debut in the film "Mr․ Barnes of New York" in 1914
Supplemented his income during his early years in Hollywood by working as a singing waiter
Best known for his title role in 1925's "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" and as Lieutenant Alexis Rosanoff in "Mata Hari․"
Wrote, produced, and directed the film "Contra la corriente" in 1936
In the decade from 1925 to 1935, he made more money for MGM than any other actor except for Joan Crawford
His house in Hollywood Hills is one of the best known designs by Lloyd Wright, the son of Frank Lloyd Wright
After Rudolph Valentino's death in 1926, he became Hollywood's leading Latin actor and sex symbol

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