Introduction

Hollywood babylon is a podcast dedicated to exploring the secret and o'er forgotten stories of hollywood's first century. This week we tackle the story of rudolpho gulielmi, better known as rudolph valentino who died in New York City on August 20, 1926. The official cause of death was stated to be paritonitus following an operation for an inflamed appendix. But rumor attributed his death to an arsenic revenge by a well known new york society woman whom he dropped after a brief affair while in the city with friends. R an excerpt from hollywood babylon.