The Life of Rudolph Valentino

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Back to 1895 was when a star was born a man that loved to act and dance, but his life was over way to soon. On May 6, 1895 Rudolph Valentino was born in Castellaneta, Italy (Rudolph Valentino Encyclopedia par.1). Rudolph Valentino was born to a French mother and an Italian father but, his father died when Rudolph Valentino was at a young age (Biography par.2). Valentino was spoiled, even kicked out of different school, but in the end he got a diploma farming (Rudolph par. 1). Since Valentino’s father died at an early age he did not have much discipline (Walker 11). Rudolph Valentino started off as a dancer, then from that he moved to silent movies as an actor to make that the start of his acting career; all the ladies loved him because how he acted in his movies, Rudolph Valentino was a big hit in the 1920’s during his silent movie career until he suddenly died at an early age. (Rudolph Valentino).
Rudolph Valentino dropped out of the Navy and then began to beg on the streets in Paris in 1912 (Rudolph par. 2). Then Valentino traveled to New York and then got arrested for theft and blackmail (Rudolph par.2). Rudolph met his godfather in New York City and he helped Rudolph get a job and also a place to stay (Biography par. 3). Then Valentino found work as a dancer performing in nightclubs and that brought him to Hollywood (Rudolph par. 2). Then Valentino had a dance tour in 1915 and 1916 with Bonnie Glass and Joan Sawyer (Leider 246).
At the age of 24 is when Rudolph Valentino started to love acting (Laurence par. 8). In 1917 Rudolph just started out as a dress extra. (Walker 17). “I am very dark in complexion an’the sun it burn me too black for pictures.” (Leider 162). Rudolph Valentino was encouraged by a friend to try Hollywo...

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...od and held a funeral for him on September 14th (Valentino par. 5).
“The death of silent-screen idol Rudolph Valentino at age 31 sends his fans into a hysterical state of mass mourning.” (Valentino par. 1). When he died people were breaking windows and overturning cars at the chapel that Valentinos body was held at (Four par. 10). Jean Acker cancelled her plans that she made to go to Europe just to stay close to Valentino in his hours of need (Leider 382). Valentino loved California and that is where he became a legend so that shall be his final resting place (Leider 396).
This came to show how Rudolph Valentino started off as a dancer, then moved to acting in silent movies, how that started off him career, how all the ladies loved the way he acted in the moves, and also how Valentino was a big hit in the 1920’s until his sudden death at an early age ended it all.

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