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Pola Negri's Self-Centered Tribute to Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino's death at the age of 31 shocked the world. The actor's body was placed in Frank E. Campbell’s funeral home. Tens of thousands of people--a few famous friends, an ex-wife, and many, many fans waited for hours to get into the funeral home. The line to gaze upon Valentino's face stretched for several blocks.
Twice-divorced, Valentino was notably gun-shy about a third marriage. The actress Pola Negri had announced her engagement to Valentino months earlier yet the actor had never confirmed the news.
In a show of grief, Pola threw herself across the open coffin, before collapsing. However, even after she was ushered away, Pola's presence in the funeral home as the presumptive spouse-to-be insisted upon itself. An enormous floral arrangement arrived shortly after the body was sent to the funeral home. The flowered letters spelled out the letters P-O-L-A.
u/Conjuring1900 — 10 days ago
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Men in an unidentified barber shop in downtown Mobile in 1900
u/Conjuring1900 — 11 days ago
Wild facial hair but he's got a unique kind of aura, wouldn't you say? You can check out another HERE.
u/Conjuring1900 — 14 days ago
Olive Craddock, whose stage name was Roshanara, was born in Calcutta to British parents. She was a famous dancer who toured Europe and the U.S., demonstrating Indian dance techniques.
u/Conjuring1900 — 19 days ago