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Rudolph Valentino Was the First ‘Sex Symbol’ of the Silent Film Era. Then His Sudden Death at 31 Rocked Hollywood, 100 Years Ago

Rudolph Valentino was a young, rising Hollywood star who became a mainstay in silent films. From 1917 through his death in 1926, the star gained a reputation as the ‘Great Lover’ of the screen. Valentino died suddenly at the age of 31, with thousands of mourners lining the streets of New York in the days that followed.

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