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Rudolph Valentino Facts
About
Romantic silent film superstar in The Sheik (1921).
Before Fame
After moving to New York he worked odd jobs as a gardener, busboy and as a taxi dancer.
Trivia Fact
My death at age thirty-one made him into a tragic icon.
Family Life:
Married actress Jean Acker in 1919 despite her being in a lesbian love triangle with actresses Grace Darmond and Alla Nazimova; he himself was also gay.