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Article: Valentino by David Bret (Robson Books, pounds 16.95).
- Article from:
- Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
- Article date:
- May 1, 1998
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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IN 1914, a handsome Italian teenager called Rudolpho Guglielmi arrived in America as a penniless immigrant. He died only 12 years later from complications following an appendix operation and the world immediately went mad with grief at his passing.
It would seem to be an excessive reaction.
But when you learn that the young man had changed his name to Rudolph Valentino - probably the greatest screen idol that the world has known - it's easier to understand why hordes of women rioted in the streets and numerous suicides were recorded ...