Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino

About Me

He was Born Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla in Castellaneta, Italy on May 6, 1895. When he was a boy, his goal was to leave Castellaneta. When his father passed away in 1906, Rudolph and his brother were sent to school in Taranto. He was not pleased with his schooling. He did anything to get out of it. Finally at eighteen, he took the money his father left him for his education and sailed off to the United States.
He arrived in New York on December 23, 1913 and stayed with friends and family. He worked as an under gardener on the estate of Millionaire Cornelius Bliss. Here he worked on his English and the manners of the rich. After he was fired from his job, he was homeless, and left with no money. He then found a job as a bus boy in an italian restaurant. There were dance halls and Cabarets. There he learned to dance the Tango very well. Shortly after, Rudolph acquired a job as a full time dancer.
From there, Rudolph moved to Hollywood, and was discovered by June Mathis. She suggested he star in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", which featured his famous Tango scenes. The film was a great success. In 1921 he was given the role in â€˜The Sheikâ€™ alongside Agnes Ayres. He gained his fame, and women loved him best as The Sheik.
Rudolph was married twice; once to actress, Jean Acker 1919 then in 1926 to Natacha Rambova. The marriages sadly ended in divorce. In August 1926, Rudolph went to New York for the premiere to the sequel of "The Sheik", entitled "The Son of the Sheik". While in New York, Rudolph collapsed in his hotel room on August 15, and had surgery for a gastric ulcer and ruptured appendix. Later he became very ill with peritonitis and his health was in very bad condition. Around 8 oâ€™clock, Rudolph went into a coma.
Ten minutes past twelve oâ€™clock Rudolph let out one last breath. A priest, a nurse, and physicians were at his bedside. He died on August 23rd at the age of 31. More than 100,000 people stopped by Campbell's funeral parlor in New York, where Rudolph's body was kept. Riots broke lose as the many, many fans waited in line outside to get a glimpse of the stars body and pay their respects. He was laid to rest at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.
Biography by Mr.& Mrs.Lopez

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

All the Valentino fans!!!

Movies:

My Official Wife (1914)
The Quest of Life (1916)
The Foolish Virgin (1916)
Seventeen (1916)
Patria (1917)
Alimony (1917)
A Society Sensation (1918)
All Night (1918)
The Married Virgin (1918)
The Homebreaker (1919)
Delicious Little Devil (1919)
Virtuous Sinners (1919)
Big Little Person (1919)
A Rogue's Romance (1919)
Nobody Home (1919)
Eyes of Youth (1919)
An Adventuress (1920)
Passion's Playground (1920)
The Cheater (1920) (uncredited)
Once to Every Woman (1920)
The Wonderful Chance (1920)
Stolen Moments (1920)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Uncharted Seas (1921)
The Conquering Power (1921)
Camille (1921)
The Sheik (1921)
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Blood and Sand (1922)
The Young Rajah (1922)
The Hooded Falcon (1924)
Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
A Sainted Devil (1924)
The Eagle (1925)
Cobra (1925)
The Son of the Sheik (1926)

Books:

Daydreams (1923)
How You Can Keep Fit (1923)
Valentino as I Knew Him by S. George Ullman. (1926)
La Vie Amoureuse de Rudolph Valentino by Edouard Ramond. (1926)
Rudolph Valentino - His Romantic Life and Death by Ben-Allah. (1926)
Valentino as I Knew Him by S. George Ullman (1927)
Los amores d Rodolfo Valentino by Edouard Ramond.(1927)
Rudolph Valentino Recollections by Natacha Rambova. (1927)
Het liefde-leven van Rudolph Valentino by J. G. Burdon. (1927)
Rodolfo Valentino cavaliere dell'amore by Sarah Weskaja. (1927)
La vita amorosa di Rodolfo Valentino by Edouard Ramond. (1927)
My Private Diary (1929)
The Intimate Journal of Rudolph Valentino (1931)
Valentino: The Unforgotten by Roger C. Peterson. (1937)
Remember Valentino by Beulah Livingstone (1938).
Rodolfo Valentino En el 25th Aniversario de su Muerte by Jesus Basa Arrese (1951)
Valentino by Alan Arnold. (1952)
The Return of Rudolph Valentino by Rev. Carol E. McKinstry. (1952)
Rudolph Valentino is My Spirit Friend by Anna Lou Erhard. (1959)
Rudolph Valentino, The Man Behind the Myth by Robert Oberfirst. (1962)
Ciao Rudy by Luigi Magni. (1965)
The Voice of Valentino by Lynn Russell (1965).
Valentino, An Intimate Shocking Expose by Chaw Mank (1966)
Valentino by Irving Shulman. (1967)
The Magic of Rudolph Valentino by Norman A. Mackenzie. (1974)
The Intimate Life of Rudolph Valentino by Jack Scagnetti. (1975)
Rodolfo Valentino by Sergio Trinchero & Sergio Russo. (1975)
Rudolph Valentino by Alexander Walker. (1976) .
Valentino - The Love God by Neil Botham and Brad Donnelly. (1976)
Valentino, The True Life Story by Vincent Tajiri. (1977)
Valentino by Robert Oberfirst. (1977)
Rudolph Valentino By Jeanne DeRecqueville. (1977)
Il Mistero Rodolfo Valentino by Leo Pantaleo. (1995)
Rudolph & Rodolfo - La Vita Breve e Felice di Valentino by Vito Attolini (1995)
Rodolfo Valentino Una Mitologia Per Immagini by Chicca Guglielmi Morone(1996)
Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino by Emily W. Leider (2003)
Valentino Forever; The History of the Valentino Memorial Services by Tracy Terhune (2004)
The Valentino Mystique By Allan r. Ellenberger (2005)
Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover (2006)

My Blog

Valentino's Responses

Valentino's initial response: To the man (?) who wrote the editorial headed "Pink Powder Puffs" in Sunday's "Tribune": The above mentioned editorial is at least the second scur...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:52:00 PST

The "Pink Powder Puffs" Editorial and Valentino's Responses

What follows is the entire text of the infamous "Pink Powder Puffs" editorial from Chicago Tribune and Valentino's two responses, which were published in the Chicago Her...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:13:00 PST

More From August 23, 1926

CONTINUED FROM CHAPTER SIX At Falcon Lair they tried to comfort her, but to no avail. "There was nothing that anyone could say," Louella Parsons later wrote. "Rudy was ...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 08:11:00 PST

Monday, August 23, 1926 (Continued)

CHAPTER SIX: the last days of Rudolph valentino Shortly before noon, Jean Acker arrived at Polyclinic by taxi and worked her way unrecognized through the crowds that blocked ...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:33:00 PST

Monday, August 23, 1926

CHAPTER SIX: The Last days of Rudolph Valentino Ullman, Schenck, and Frank Menillo, along with the doctors, kept a watch at Rudy's bedside all that night. Shortly after midni...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:39:00 PST

Sunday, August 22, 1926

CHAPTER FIVE: Final Days To ease staffs' burden, another specailist, Dr. Eugene Poole, was added, and the nurses were doubled. Meeker remained at Rudy's bedside throughout ...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:48:00 PST

Saturday, August 21, 1926

CHAPTER FIVE: Fianl Days Ullamn arrived at Polyclinic Hospital around five o"clock that morning. Rudy was sleeping as Ullman read his chart, which noted that his pulse and respirationhad i...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:47:00 PST

Friday, August 20, 1926

CHAPTER FIVE: Final days Press coverage of Valentino's illness was at a maninium because of his reported recovery. The big news centered on Valentino's friend, Barclay Warburton, Jr....
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:31:00 PST

Thursday, August 19, 1926

CHAPTER FIVE: Final days While still not of danger, Rudy's condition seemed much improved. The heartburn he suffered the night before appeared to have no effect d...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:49:00 PST

Wednesday, August 18,1926

CHAPTER FIVE: Final Days Valentino once again had a reasonably comfortable night. Letters, flowers, and telegrams continued to flow into Polyclinic Hospital, and more operators wer...
Posted by Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:02:00 PST