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Film & Television
Rudolph Valentino
1895–1926Castellaneta, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
First male sex symbol of the cinema
Biography
First male sex symbol of the cinema; The Sheik; The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; died at 31. First global film superstar; his death in 1926 caused mass public mourning across America
Notable For
- First male sex symbol of the cinema
- The Sheik
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- died at 31
Honors & Recognition
- First global film superstar
- his death in 1926 caused mass public mourning across America
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Film & Television
- Specialty
- Acting
- Years
- 1895–1926
- Birth Place
- Castellaneta, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Regional Ancestry
- Puglia
- Ancestry Verification
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