August 23 is Valentino Day to honor Rudolph Valentino, who died on this date in 1926. He was only 31 years old at the time of his death, but he was already the heart throb of millions of female fans. He is considered one of the first major male sex symbols in Hollywood. He immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1913 and worked at several different jobs before going to Hollywood as a vaudeville dancer in 1917. He had minor roles in several films before starring in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in 1921 and soaring to stardom. Celebrate today by watching Valentino on Youtube, dance the tango, or watch a modern movie with one of the current Hollywood leading men.
Psalms 149:3 Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre.
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