ORIGINAL 1926 DAILY NEWS ON RUDY VALENTINO'S DEATH

 

Before Sunset Boulevard became well known as the home to the emerging artists, actors, and film makers of the 50s until today, however,  there was a time before that when the very first Hollywood heart throbs had made their start. Rudy or Rudolph Valentino was one of the earliest Hollywood heartthrobs known to the industry.  This is an August 24, 1926 New York Daily News from the time of Valentino's death. His death made headlines across the world, along with this funeral service in New York and Hollywood. This was an evening newspaper reporting news of the same day. Excellent condition.Rudolph Valentino was an Italian American film actor. After immigrating to the United States in 1913, Valentino moved to Hollywood, taking up small film roles until he landed his breakout role as Julio in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). He was idolized as the “Great Lover” of the 1920s.

   

Shortly after the premiere of The Son of the Sheik in 1926, the 31-year-old Valentino died suddenly from peritonitis after he suffered a ruptured ulcer. His death caused worldwide hysteria, several suicides, and riots at his lying in state, which attracted a crowd that stretched for 11 blocks.