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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2022
The Valentino Memorial Service is the oldest annual event in Hollywood history. Starting in 1927 it continues to even today. Here you will get to see every Valentino Memorial (good or bad!) from 1996 to current. Songs, prayer, historical retrospective and custom videos are all part of the Valentino Memorial Service. The original legacy tapes have all been professionaly digitized and are presented exclusively on this channel. It's the fulfillment of my desire to have these made readily available to the public for historical purposes as well as giving people who are interested in Valentino, a peek into the past Valentino Memorials that have been held. Our motto is "We Never Forget" These recordings are proof positive that he is not forgotten. Tracy Ryan Terhune
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The Day Rudolph Valentino Visited Pickfair
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The story in pictures of the interactions both public and private between Rudolph Valentino, Mary Pickford and her jealous husband, Douglas Fairbanks. Rare images and documents. Mary Pickford's own copy of Day Dreams with her bookplate is shown.
The Valentino Bungalow & Sad Story of Joe Jackson; Valentino's press agent
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The history and location of the famous Valentino bungalow. Also brief overview of his press agent Joe Jackson and his tragic demise.
Marion Benda - Sad Journey of Valentino's Last Date
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Ziegfeld Follies star Marion Benda dated Valentino on his last trip to NYC and Valentino was with her at a party on the night he fell ill. Marion lived a haunted life and had multiple suicide attempts before succeeding in 1951 This tells of her sad story from a Valentino perspective. Rare materials and audio are incuded in this video
Rudy and Boxing Champ Ace Hudkins At Beverly Hills Hotel 1925
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While making "The Eagle" Rudy spent an afternoon with boxing hall of famer Ace Hudkins known as the Nebraska Wildcat. These 10 images have never been presented in proper context. Also footage of the location today. Learn what famous horse would be connected with Ace Hudkins
Remembering Valentino's Birthday -129th Anniversary
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On behalf of "We Never Forget" Yellow roses are placed at the grave of Rudolph Valentino on May 6, 2024 the occasion of the 129th anniversary of his birth in Italy. "We Never Forget"
The Last Days - Natacha Rambova
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This video recaps the sad farewell in 1925 of Rambova and Valentino. It showcases the rare Valentino book written by Rambova with the original dust jacket Natacha's own books with her own bookplate. An informative letter from her cousin detailing Rambova's journey from NY to California for her final days. New video of those sites as they exist today.
Pola Negri - The Golden Days With Valentino
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This new video shows a unique side to the Valentino/Negri relationship. The happy, carefree days the two of them shared. This video shows unseen photos and documents pertaining to Valentino and Negri. The video also visits sites that shows Pola Negri is still represented today in Hollywood. Also Negri's Beverly Hills Home that often included Valentino as a visitor is seen.
W.I. Gilbert - Rudolph Valentino's Ace Attorney
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This tells the connection of famed Los Angeles attorney W.I. Gilbert and Rudolph Valentino who benifited from his services. Valentino also took time to strike a friendship with his daughter.
Rudolph Valentino Photographs Nita Naldi 1924 With His Graflex Camera
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This video shows two unpublished images of Nita Naldi, photographed by Rudolph Valentino using his own Graflex camera in 1924. The video has images of Valentino's Graflex camera as it looks today!
Million Dollar Theater - Rudolph Valentino's Last Public Appearance In Los Angeles
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A brief view of the history of Los Angeles Million Dollar Theater and the story of July 8, 1926 when Valentino appeared on stage after the showing of "The Son of the Sheik" It would become his last public appearance in Los Angeles. The video concludes with video footage of the Million Dollar Theater as it is today, almost 100 years after Valentino's appearance
Church of the Good Shepherd 100th
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The Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills California is celebrating the 100th anniversary of their founding. The church played an important role in Valentino history, as the funeral of Rudolph Valentino was held there on September 7, 1926. This video looks back at rare vintage images from the 1926 Valentino funeral as well as video footage of how the church looks today.
Coming Home
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The Valentino funeral train stopped outside of Los Angeles main railroad station. There the casket and Alberto Valentino, Pola Negri, Marion Davies disembarked. This tells the story of Rudy's quiet return home
96th Valentino Memorial Service (2023)
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The 96th Valentino Memorial Service held on August 23, 2023
Telegram Notifying Family of Valentino's Emergency Operation
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The telegram sent to Alberto by S. George Ullman to notify the family of their brother's emergency operation, and his handwritten response. This is a corrected version to fix a couple of typos
Valentino - Beverly Hills 'Celluloid Monument'
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Valentino - Beverly Hills 'Celluloid Monument'
Rudolph Florentino - The Man Who Created 'The Shrine Of The Sheik'
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Rudolph Florentino - The Man Who Created 'The Shrine Of The Sheik'
Valentino August 23, 1927 Bust Unveiling
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Valentino August 23, 1927 Bust Unveiling
Valentino Memorial Service - Program Archive 2013 - 2022
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Valentino Memorial Service - Program Archive 2013 - 2022
Valentino Memorial Service - Program Archive 1994-2012
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Valentino Memorial Service - Program Archive 1994-2012
Japanese TV Coverage Valentino Memorial 1996
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Japanese TV Coverage Valentino Memorial 1996
Rare footage: Alberto Guglielmi Returns 9/1/1926
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Rare footage: Alberto Guglielmi Returns 9/1/1926
Actress Terry Moore Speaks at Valentino Memorial 2017
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Actress Terry Moore Speaks at Valentino Memorial 2017
Quite moving & heartwarming! A huge THANK YOU to all those involved! Great work, everyone! KUDOS!
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Rudy ❤❤❤
Great actor very handsome and charismatic. We will never forget Rudy never ❤❤❤❤
Pickfair was no architectural gem and rambled like an undisciplined cattle herd. However, it WAS iconic and a part of the overblown era of Hollywood we shall never see again. I mourn its loss!
Thank you so much ❤I watched live from Austria … and cried! A wonderful memorial! Rudy 🌹
This was so great to watch live, I'm grateful to see what I missed the first time. Well done, Tracy.
I hope you did a video!
Thank you so much for posting ❤
Thank you for showing what was salvaged from the "Sainted Devil." I am now watching "All Night.
Thank you for doing this. Rudy will never be forgotten.
I plan to visit the resting place of Valentino in the spring of 2026. I love him. ❤️
That would be amazing!
I hope you will be able to take Karie Bible's tour of Hollywood Forever cemetery when you are able to come! It's at the top of my bucket list.
@@jubalcalif9100 Hope to do this as well! She's such a great historian!
Marvelous montage of music of images! Thank you VERY much for uploading for us to enjoy! Kudos & Congrats!
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing! 😮
It was a hit job. It is strongly rumored that Joseph Schenck poisoned him for the million dollar life insurance Policy. When he passed away, Joseph did not even so much as buy his client a tombstone. A million dollars back then was about $3.5 million today. Rudy was incredibly famous and had American women going absolutely crazy. Their husbands were taking that pretty bad instead of just going along with it. A latin like verbtype appears out of nowhere and sweeps American women off their feet through his silent movies!
I love Rudy and it was wo😢to see him honored.
You know, I recently drove by that building and thought what a beautiful old time building for an electrical wholesale and supply store….???
Very interesting video! (I think you meant "stationery" when referring to the letterhead...)
Rudy was married... She was a set and costume designer But her biggest role was that of "A Beard for Rudy"
A very interesting video. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Sorry to put in a second comment, I don't know if that's bad TH-cam manners, but I looked at your site and saw your devotion to Valentino. I just wanted to mention that I think you did such a good job it would be so worthwhile to see you expand and give this treatment to other stars of the era.
I thought this was particularly well done with all the different pictures explained. I never knew that Valentino had a book of poetry. In anticipation of the sound era, he had recorded a couple of songs, and you can find them on TH-cam. I don't know what exactly happened to Pickfair and why it was demolished, except that the commentators are saying that Pia Zadora is to blame. It does look lovely and should have been preserved the way it was when Doug and Mary owned it.
So very sad that Valentino died so young, and a shame that Pickfair was demolished...
He passed away to early. There was a rumor that Valentino was poisoned.
Beautiful images of a long ago era. Great job❗️👍🏻👍🏻
Pola Negri was one of the greatest stars of the Silent Film Era. Her acting was of great depth & filled with human nuances that went well beyond the superficial devices of the times.
Tempus fugit!
Pia had no choice but to tear Pickford down, she tried restoring it but it was horribly haunted and her children were nightly confronted by screaming and laughing ghosts. While I mourn the loss of Pickfair too, it had to go.
That is an utterly ridiculous thing to post. She had a choice not to demolish this place. She has no respect for history.
Did previous owners have these problems? Did Pia practice anything occult like Ouija boards or the like while she was there? If there were no incidents before, there is the possibility that she brought something in with her.
That man at the far right in the photo of Swanson , mary, Douglas and henry os Joseph schenck. He was one of the Valentino managers and the one who took out a $2 million dollar life insurance policy on Valentino. The talk is that Joseph poisoned Valentino to collect the cash which he fid and did not wven purchase a tombstone for Rudy. He killed Valentino!
Those cherubs are absolutely beautiful! I love the gate and I wonder if there is any part of the pond left. It’s wonderful the new builders left those columns and cherubs. 😊❤
Infinitamente grazie dall'Italia. Maria Castagna ❤😘🥀
Thank you for all the information....I just loved that way of life...with the stars
My Grandparents visited LA in the late 30's and I have photos of Pickfair that they took. I can just imagine them, living in the Midwest, coming out to CA doing the tourist thing, and seeing this magnificent home. In those days you could just walk right up to the property. This was a lovely video, thank you, and I still get so angry every time knowing the house was destroyed.
20 years ago, I staged our Hollywood Underground annual dinner in the Cathedral Mausoleum. Valentino's crypt and stained-glass window were illuminated by tealights. :-)
I remember you! I was a guest speaker at the dinner/event. I did a short slide presentation of Valentino's death in New York and his return for burial in Los Angeles. My book Valentino Forever had just come out. It was a fun evening to be there at night time. Thank you for your comment Harry!
@@WeNeverForget Tracy! How great to see you! That was such a fun dinner. So happy you remembered. (Great video, by the way. I subscribed.) :-)
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This is absolutely terrible. Know one plays a youtube to read the entire time. You're lazy to make this play in this manner.
Thank you for the kind comment. Here is the list of people at the table. Its like a "who's who" of the Silent era in Hollywood. Left to right: Natalie Talmadge, William S. Hart, Norma Talmadge, Hiram Abbrams, Douglas Fairbanks, Mrs. Talmadge, Allan Forrest (standing), Buster Keaton, James McFarlan (standiing), Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Charlotte Pickford, Joseph Schenk, Natacha Rambova, Rudolph Valentino, Connie Talmadge, John W. Considine, Lottie Pickford. The only 2 I dont know, are the man next to Lottie and the man to the right of Valentino.
The Who's Who of Ild Hollywood. Thank you for identifying everyone 💙
I wish we had a legend to show us who all the individuals at the "stately dinner" are. I believe I recognize William S. Hart, Douglas, Mary, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Valentino, but my old eyes are not what they used to be, and I cannot identify any of the others. No doubt some were spouses of those in the photo. It might take some research to see if the information is found in a book somewhere. Thanks for the very interesting video, and the music is absolutely OUTSTANDING!
I used to be the guy who took care of the indoor plants when Pickfair was owned by Jerry Buss - he was so kind, let me wander around for hours, told me where the secret rooms were...what an astonishing place. Buss spoke of "sitting in history" -on his bed with his toupee in his hand...is there still time to send Pia Zadora to Siberia?
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful, personal story. How great it would be to have gone through the house before Pia's wrecking ball destroyed Hollywood history. In Sept 2023 she was quoted about it, and she said the following: “I never wanted Pickfair. My husband Meshulam wanted to leave me this legacy, but my kids swore to me there were ghosts. And there were termites. I wouldn’t tent it because I didn’t want the chemicals. So someone said, ‘Tear it down.’ Look, it was my house - suck it!"
@@WeNeverForget👏👏👏👏👏 First, thank you for sharing this wonderful article and secondly, thanks for the P.Z. quote which validate what I have been saying all along ... She intentionally demolished Pickfair, I used to live in Beverly Hills and I passed by the estate everyday as a teenager and hoped to one day own the house, but, she and her husband got to it first. I would not make the kind of money I needed to buy the property and save it for future generations to have a feeling of what it was like in the golden days. But, your great mini documentary will do just fine ! Thank you, again !
@@WeNeverForgetpia zadora is a lying sack. She tore it down out of rage because the Hollywood community did not accept her into their circles, rejected her wanting a career and totally ignored and laughed at her. She was constantly the butt of jokes.
What was in all of the rooms? Where did the secret rooms lead to ? Was it furnished with pickair furniture??
@@SunsetBoulevard111 It was very much still Pickfair; Mr. Buss loved that he was in such a historic home. Lots of old stuff, - but not aging or tacky. Well-preserved. The rooms were much smaller than I'd thought, and it had a maze-like quality inside. I'd walk down to the pool house and the ghosts were with me all the way...I only went a few times but my co-worker was clueless about the place and he'd leave me there for hours...and swing by for me on his way back to the office. I was one lucky interior horticulturist!
Pia Zadora.... destroyed ,& demolished Pickfair.... She said she saw Ghosts..at the end of the stairs..... Her husband was away.....So she went into action & killed a Landmark building..... She sounds like an intelligent & smart woman..... NOT likely........
Guessing 'Marebanks' didn't work? Surely 'Dougpick' or 'PickDoug' was a thought 🤔...
Once Pia Zadora got hold of it, perhaps it should have been renamed "Pigfair" . . .
@@jaysverrisson1536 Oh my gosh, that is hysterical, LOL
Beautiful. His crypt is near that stunning stained glass window.
Tremendously informative showcase of the Golden Era of Hollywood. Much obliged! ❤
This is amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us !!!
Beautiful memories of the passed. I'm Cuban American, my parents arrived in the 1960s as political refugees to Los Angeles. My dad found a job with a a man who did Upholstery for the stars.It was in Los Felix blvd back then he met alot of stars from the past, they only did antique furniture. Bruno was the mame of the owner he helped my dad alot.My father was born in 1912,in Cuba and he told me that when Valentino died his sister cried so much.He was a young teen ,his sisters where older then him.He also told me his sisters wrote fan letters to Valentino and other stars in Spanish, I wonder if the stars received them we will never know,but he told me some girls killed themselves when this happened even in Cuba.He said all the guys wanted to look like Valentino. Even him lol,but he told me his favorite was Charlie Chaplin. I loved to speak to my father of the old times.He has passed but I still love to see and read about these golden years.Liked the video very much .Thank you
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Barbara, Your father sounds like a great and wonderful man, keep the memories alive and they will comfort you whenever you need guidance* I really mean this ! *Yo siempre pienso en mí padre cuando necesito un consejo y todo sale bien.
I enjoyed hearing your dad's story. ❤
This was so touching. The image of Valentino after he fell over. That smile. Incredible. I will never forgive Pia Zadora for destroying Pickfair. Thank you for sharing. :)
You mean beside having no talent at all, she also destroyed a landmark?
Sorry, I have to disagree with you about her talent.. I absolutely agree with you about her earlier talent at the very beginning when she was trying to be a Rock Star like other no talented singers Britney Spears etc. However, later in the 1980's and 1990's(after many years of serious and absolute voice study and lessons) she surprised everyone with new albums with the London philharmonic orchestra! Here she sang pop standards and torch songs. She sounded like Liza Minnelli, Eydie Gorme' and other talented singers. She was also excellent when she appeared in the movie "Naked Gun" part 2.
Well, "you can't deal with the supernatural"... (PZ)
Yes, when she is married to a elderly millionaire and they both have no culture, no class or intelligence whatsoever! So very sad about what they both did to this historical landmark. Money can never ever buy class and/or culture. Class is what you are born with while culture is only learned from years of appreciation and experience. @@trudygreer2491
When I asked Pia about the house, she replied that they were doing some "renovations." I would've thought that someone in the business would've been more respectfuil of that historic house. Shame!
Sad and beautiful. 😢😊
He had a lot of dear friends here in America. 🇺🇸
this was depressing. and after reading rex ingrams spiteful words on valentinos death i can only conclude he deserved better. i will never understand that vile ny funeral. open casket. days of viewing, undertakercomments, people grabbing for hair... should never have been allowed
Terrible
.. That's how things were done concerning a popular individual. then.....
His body was in the basement. That was a wax head on a mannequin. They feared the crowds outside would go crazy and attempt to take the body so they switched it with a fake
Excelente video!!👏👏.....su recuerdo intacto..🌹
Valentino was in amazing physical condition for an actor