무성영화시대의 스타, 루돌프 발렌티노(Rudolph Valentino)

 Rudolph Valentino – The “Latin Lover”

Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was a silent film actor and early pop icon.
A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the “Latin Lover”.
He starred in several well known silent films including “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” (1921),

“The Sheik”(1921), “Blood and Sand”(1922), “The Eagle”(1925), and “Son of the Sheik” (1926).
His sudden death at age 31 caused mass hysteria among his female fans, propelling him into icon status.

Though his films are not as well known today, his name is still widely known.
 

 

Rudolph Valentino with second wife Natacha Rambova

 

Rudolph Valentino in “Blood and Sand” (1922)

 

Rudolph Valentino – considered to be the first male sex symbol of cinema during the silent era.

 

Rudolph Valentino in “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” (1921)

 

Rudolph Valentino – nicknamed the ‘Latin Lover’

 

Rudolph Valentino with Vilma Banky in “The Son of the Sheik” (1926).