alb4317777

Rudolph Valentino in "The Sheik", 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown.

Rudolph Valentino in "The Sheik", 1921, (1935). Portrait of Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), film actor born in Italy, one of the first 'Hollywood heartthrobs'. Valentino arrived in the United States in 1913 and found fame as a film star and sex symbol of the 1920s. When he died at the age of 31, of complications after surgery for appendicitis and gastric ulcers, 100,000 people lined the streets of Manhattan in New York to pay their respects at his funeral. From "The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1935].
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox

add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image
Title:
Rudolph Valentino in "The Sheik", 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown.
Caption:
Rudolph Valentino in "The Sheik", 1921, (1935). Portrait of Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), film actor born in Italy, one of the first 'Hollywood heartthrobs'. Valentino arrived in the United States in 1913 and found fame as a film star and sex symbol of the 1920s. When he died at the age of 31, of complications after surgery for appendicitis and gastric ulcers, 100,000 people lined the streets of Manhattan in New York to pay their respects at his funeral. From "The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1935]
Technique/material:
Photograph
Credit:
Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Image size:
3983 x 5168 px | 58.9 MB
Print size:
33.7 x 43.8 cm | 13.3 x 17.2 in (300 dpi)