Rudolph Valentino

When Valentino's untimely death was announced there was worldwide hysteria, and millions mourned. Rudolph Valentino was born in Italy.Italy When he was18 he emigrated to the United States. He worked as a gardener, waiter and dancer in New York before moving to California.New York There he became one of the screen's first idols with his appearance in such silent films as "The Sheik" and "The Four Horsemen of the Apolcalypse."

"Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams." Rudolph Valentino