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Villa Valentino (1922-1951)

Sep 2, 2022
4 min read

Updated: Jul 3

The most famous resident of Whitley Heights, Rudolph Valentino lived at 6776 Wedgewood Place with second wife Natacha Rambova and an imported pack of dogs featuring German Shepards, Italian mastiffs, and Spanish greyhounds.


Postcard of Rudolph Valentino’s Hollywood home, a Spanish-style stucco house with red tile roof and arched gate, in sunny hills.
Rudolph Valentino's home

The Sheik actor supposedly fell in love with the neighborhood while driving by one day — its Mediterranean architecture reminded Valentino of his native Italy.


In 1922, he purchased four plots of land for his marital estate with Rambova.


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