1895-1926 i immigrated to the united states in 1913
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Rudolph
Valentino
BY FERNANDO ORTIZ
Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina D'Antonguolla
1895-1926I immigrated to the United States in 1913
RUDOLPH VALENTINO
CASTELLANETA, ITALY
I was unemployed in Italy
Looking for a better life
REASONS
Ellis Island was my port of entry at age 18 on December 23, 1913
ELLIS ISLAND
I spend time on the streets Odd jobs such as busing tables in restaurants and gardening.
I worked as a taxi dancer at Maxim’s
Occupation/Role upon arrival
I was raised Catholic as was the custom Italy at the time, he was never much interested in religion, yet he would attend church to make his devote mother happy
Religion
Place of Settlement
New York City
In 1917, I joined an operetta company that traveled to Utah where it disbanded.
Then I joined an Al Jolson production of Robinson Crusoe Jr., travelling to Los Angeles.
FILM CAREER
I was a sex symbol of the 1920s.
I was known as the “Latin Lover”
My nicknames- The Great Lover The Sheik
The Latin Lover
Valentino