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named Ditra Flame claimed to be the original "woman in black". Several copycats have followed over the years. Although originally a PR stunt, it has become a tradition. The current "woman in black" is motion picture historian Karie Bible. This myth of "woman in black" was also a source of inspiration for the song "
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Valentino played the lead, the Duke of Chartres. The film did poorly and American audiences found it "effeminate". The failure of the film, under Rambova's control, is often seen as proof of her controlling nature and later caused her to be barred from Valentino sets. Valentino made one final
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Valentino's death, many of his films were reissued to help pay his estate expenses. Many were reissued well into the 1930s, long after the demise of silent film. Several books were written, including one by Rambova. A photo montage print showed Valentino arriving in Heaven and being greeted by
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American men, and blamed the talcum powder on Valentino and his films. The piece infuriated
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February 1926, with Valentino given his choice of director, and pairing him again with Vilma Bánky. The film used the authentic costumes he bought abroad and allowed him to play a dual role. Valentino was ill during production, but he
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Valentino's crypt, usually on the anniversary of his death. Several myths surround the woman, though it seems the first woman in black was actually a publicity stunt cooked up by press agent Russel Birdwell in 1928. A woman
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magazine, titled "Open Letter to the American Public", in which he argued his case, although the average American had trouble sympathizing, as most made $ 2,000 a year. Famous Players made their own public statements deeming him more trouble than he was worth (the divorce, bigamy trials, debts) and
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sailed for France to be fitted for costumes. After three months, they returned to the United States, where Valentino's new beard, which he had grown for the film, caused a sensation. "I opened once a paper and I tell you what was in. It was Rudolph Valentino with a beard upon his chin. My heart
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project, and interested in casting Valentino in the film. However, Famous Players exercised its option to extend his contract, preventing him from accepting any employment other than with the studio. By this point, Valentino was about $ 80,000 in debt. He filed an appeal, a portion of which was
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portrayal of an Arab man. Asked if Lady Diana (his love interest) would have fallen for a "savage" in real life, Valentino replied, "People are not savages because they have dark skins. The Arabian civilization is one of the oldest in the world ... the Arabs are dignified and keen-brained."
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had bought the film rights to the story. In New York, he sought out Metro's office, only to discover that June Mathis had been trying to find him. She cast him in the role of Julio Desnoyers. For the director, Mathis had chosen
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his doctors about his future, but soon lapsed into a coma. He died a few hours later at the age of 31. Following Valentino's death, doctors who treated him later confirmed that the actor had contracted
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needed the money to pay his many debts. The film opened on July 9, 1926, to great fanfare. During the premiere, Valentino was reconciled with Mathis; the two had not spoken in almost two years.
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Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom
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4783:Rudy: An Intimate Portrait of Rudolph Valentino
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4697:. Chicago: Occult Publishing Company
4558:Lambert, Marjie (October 13, 2013).
4475:"The Legend of Valentino Due Sunday"
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4836:Valentino, Rudolph (May 14, 1923).
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2590:Robinson, David (June 2004).
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2229:Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
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4646:Valentino, Rudolph (1923).
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4929:Works by Rudolph Valentino
4680:. DC: Library of Congress.
4251:"Rudolph Valentino Awards"
3395:Edmiston, Fred W. (2003).
3374:"The Press: Personal Puff"
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1827:The World's Greatest Lover
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4396:. May 21, 1923. p. 3
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3621:Parsons, Louella (1944).
3462:Cawthorne, Nigel (1997).
3399:. McFarland. p. 31.
3003:Hollywood's Silent Closet
2907:The Independent on Sunday
2845:November 5, 2011, at the
2382:RamĂrez, Charles (2002).
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4788:Hutchinson & Company
4758:Morris, Michael (1991).
4273:"The Dream of Valentino"
3926:The Plattsburgh Sentinel
3555:. Rudolph-Valentino.com.
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2768:. Metro Publishing Ltd.
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577:Palm Springs, California
285:Childhood and emigration
5076:Male actors from Apulia
5051:Italian Roman Catholics
5021:Deaths from peritonitis
4393:The Honolulu Advertiser
4275:. boosey&hawkes.com
4076:"People: Sep. 20, 1926"
3898:Curley, Mallory (2016)
3857:, pp. 81, 126, 271–274.
3687:San Francisco Chronicle
3001:Porter, Darwin (2001).
2795:. Xlibris Corporation.
2465:Gregg, Jill A. (2002).
2231:", from the 1976 album
1796:The Legend of Valentino
1327:for his performance in
774:Moran of the Lady Letty
714:Moran of the Lady Letty
260:of the 1920s, known in
117:Los Angeles, California
5056:French Roman Catholics
4654:MacFadden Publications
3449:A Mencken Chrestomathy
3447:Mencken, H.L. (1982).
3235:"What!!! Valentino???"
3117:Entertainment Magazine
2838:Biggest Money Pictures
2348:MacFadden Publications
2327:MacFadden Publications
2041:Right Before Your Eyes
1693:The Dream of Valentino
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4850:"El Relicario" (from
4842:Hollywood, California
4816:on September 24, 2012
4739:Leider, E.W. (2004).
4154:Archivio Storico Luce
3761:Soares, Andre (2010)
3656:. Macmillan. p.
3494:. Metro Books, 2002.
2592:"Embezzler of Hearts"
2442:Stein and Day, 1976.
2158:'Lenny Valentino' by
1860:American Horror Story
1719:Hollywood High School
1695:was premiered by the
1687:In 1994, an opera by
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4536:Hamilton JournalNews
4130:on November 13, 2008
4011:Maeder, Jay (1999).
3806:Bret, David (2008).
3384:on January 31, 2011.
2342:How You Can Keep Fit
2222:A Night at the Opera
2097:Waiting for an Alibi
1953:improve this article
1821:portrays Valentino.
1778:They Might Be Giants
1728:is named after him.
1715:Valentino's syndrome
1701:District of Columbia
1522:Valentino's syndrome
1406:Crown Point, Indiana
1119:The Son of the Sheik
1056:The Son of the Sheik
687:Famous Players–Lasky
652:The Conquering Power
250:The Son of the Sheik
194: 1923;
165: 1919;
21:Rodolfo B. Valentino
4762:. Abbeville Press.
4480:Kingman Daily Miner
4349:on January 23, 2010
3886:The Huffington Post
3119:. September 6, 2005
2602:on October 22, 2008
2438:Walker, Alexander.
2293:"Valentino" was on
2264:"James Cagney", by
2199:Womack & Womack
2176:"Y Viva España" by
1899:Isabella Rossellini
1768:in the title role.
1063:Monsieur Beaucaire,
800:He played the lead—
575:While traveling to
507:Clara Kimball Young
4959:TCM Movie Database
4507:The Ithaca Journal
4231:on October 5, 2011
4013:Big Town, Big Time
3965:The New York Times
3868:The New York Times
3833:, pp. 81, 271–272.
3624:The Gay Illiterate
3592:"International A?"
3528:Mrs. Astor's Horse
2962:"The Silent Drama"
2939:The New York Times
2440:Rudolph Valentino.
2246:Les Frères Jacques
2234:A Day at the Races
2213:Seaside Rendezvous
2001:Farewell, Angelina
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1189:In July 1926, the
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1080:What Price Beauty?
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989:The Hooded Falcon.
975:Monsieur Beaucaire
962:
784:In February, 1922
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743:was thought to be
691:Paramount Pictures
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427:The Married Virgin
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293:Valentino as a boy
274:cultural film icon
4996:Rudolph Valentino
4977:Rudolph Valentino
4968:Rudolph Valentino
4955:Rudolph Valentino
4949:Rudolph Valentino
4902:Brunswick Records
4858:Brunswick Records
3889:(August 31, 2010)
3879:Thomas Gladysz, "
3817:978-0-306-81624-6
3537:978-1-4067-3888-9
3090:Lorusso, Edward.
2596:Sight & Sound
2574:The New York Post
2553:. Ellisisland.org
2362:My Private Diary.
2197:and performed by
2129:and performed by
2103:and performed by
2082:"Don't Look Down"
2032:and performed by
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1984:
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1909:, Jeff DuJardin,
1847:Return to Babylon
1775:In the 1971 film
1678:Leonardo DiCaprio
1451:Hollywood Babylon
1426:Hollywood Babylon
1302:Brunswick Records
1213:The Baltimore Sun
1071:Douglas Fairbanks
1031:The Hooded Falcon
1008:The Hooded Falcon
937:David O. Selznick
769:
719:Douglas Fairbanks
717:was of a typical
562:Greenwich Village
533:(1919) with star
518:Lewis J. Selznick
393:Blanca de Saulles
213:Rudolph Valentino
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132:Years active
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43:Rudolph Valentino
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741:Beyond the Rocks
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