A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me.
I am begining to look more and more like my miserable imitators.
To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize on them is infinitely worse.
Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams.
Valentino's home, Falcon Lair, was auctioned off after his death to pay off the debts of his estate.
Valentino owned several cars and enjoyed tinkering with them as a hobby.
Valentino was nicknamed "the Great Lover" by the media of his day.
As a teen, Valentino tried to enlist in Italy's Royal Naval Academy but he did not pass the physical.
Dancer Rudolf Nureyev portrayed Valentino in the 1977 film of the same name.
Valentino was portrayed by Anthony Dexter in the 1951 film of the same name.
Screenwriter June Mathis, a close friend of Valentino, allowed him to be buried in her family crypt in what is now known as the Hollywood Forever Cemetary.
Valentino published a book of poems entitled Day Dreams in 1923.
Valentino stood 5 feet, 10 inches tall during the years he was doing the tango on-screen with the likes of Alice Terry, Agnes Ayres, and Nita Naldi.
Valentino's Beverly Hills home, Falcon Lair, would later be owned by heiress Doris Duke.
Sheik brand condoms were named after Valentino's famous 1922 film of the same name.
For many years on the anniversary of Valentino's death, a woman dressed in black would lay flowers on his grave.
An anonymous editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune once referred to Valentino as a "pink powder puff." Valentino challenged the writer to a boxing match but he never came forward.
Valentino named his Beverly Hills home Falcon Lair.
Valentino's second marriage was to Natacha Rambova in 1923. They were divorced early in 1926.
Valentino's first wife, Jean Acker, reportedly locked him out of their hotel room on their wedding night.
After his arrival in the United States, Valentino worked as a waiter, gardener, and dance instructor to support himself.
Valentino reportedly learned to dance in Paris where he lived briefly after his graduation from the Royal Academy of Agriculture.
Valentino's father died when he was 11 years old. This led to troublesome behavior in school.
Valentino had an older brother named Alberto and a younger sister named Maria who survived to adulthood.
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