Rudolph Valentino and his Eighty Eight Prize-Winning American Beauties (1923) vintage poster

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Valentino was born in Castellaneta, Apulia, and named Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella. After living in Paris in 1912, he soon returned to Italy. Unable to secure employment, he departed for the United States in 1913. He was processed at Ellis Island at age 18 on December 23, 1913. Although he found unparalleled fame and success in America, Valentino never filed the necessary papers for naturalization, and so retained his Italian citizenship.

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Size: 1669px × 3180px
Location: USA
Photo credit: © Bill Waterson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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