Rudolph Valentino was an Italian-born American actor who starred in several well-known silent films
Rudolph Valentino was an Italian-born American actor who starred in several well-known silent films including “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”, “The Sheik, Blood and Sand”, “The Eagle”, and “The Son of the Sheik”. An early pop icon, a sex symbol of the 1920s, he was known as the “Latin Lover” or simply as “Valentino”.He had applied for American citizenship shortly before his death, which occurred at the age of 31, causing mass hysteria among his female fans and further propelling him into iconic status. -- source link
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