Rudolf Valentino

AKA:

The Great Lover

Birth Name:

Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella

Birth Date:

May 6, 1895

Birth Place:

Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy

Death Date:

August 23, 1926

Place of Death:

New York Polyclinic Hospital, New York, New York

Age:

Cause of Death:

Peritonitis

Cemetery Name:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

Idolized as the “Great Lover” of the 1920s, he starred in several romantic dramas, including The Sheik (1921), Blood and Sand (1922) and The Eagle (1925)

Fun Fact

Valentino was buried in a borrowed grave. This became permanent when the family was unable to raise the funds for the spectacular memorial that was originally planned.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd

Los Angeles, California, 90038

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Cathedral Mausoleum , Corridor A, Crypt 1205

Grave Location Description

As you enter the gates of the cemetery take a hard left and follow the road around to the mausoleum across the street from the lake. Enter the Cathedral Mausoleum and take a left at the last corridor and then take a right at the end of the hallway. The actor Peter Finch is in the same alcove.

Grave Location GPS

34.0881010,-118.3163549

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FAQ's

Rudolf Valentino was born on May 6, 1895.

Rudolf Valentino was born in Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy.

Rudolf Valentino died on August 23, 1926.

Rudolf Valentino died in New York Polyclinic Hospital, New York, New York.

Rudolf Valentino was 31.

The cause of death was Peritonitis.

Rudolf Valentino's grave is in Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Videos Featuring Rudolf Valentino:

Rudolph Valentino biography

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Valentino's Hollywood Home

Valentino's Funeral

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