Rudolph Valentino

Birth Name:

Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre di Valentina

Birth Place:

Castellaneta, Puglia, Italy

Profession

Actor

Made his screen acting debut in the film "The Battle of the Sexes" in 1914
Started out as a dancer at Maxim's Restaurant and Cabaret after immigrating to New York in 1913
Best known for his role as Sheik Ahmed in "The Son of the Sheik" and as Vladimir Dubrovsky in "The Eagle․"
Performed in a dance tour through the U․S․ and Canada with his second wife, Natacha Rambova in the mid-1920s
Published a book of poetry called "Day Dreams" in 1923 and wrote magazine serials like "How You Can Keep Fit" and "My Life Story․"
Was one of Hollywood's earliest sex symbols and was often referred to as the "Latin lover․"
Was the executive producer on the film "What Price Beauty?" in 1925

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