Hollywood Mystery: Rudolph Valentino & Marion Benda
Who was Marion Benda (1904-1951) the supposed most glamorous Ziegfeld Follies girl and secret wife of Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926)? Taking her stage name from Benda masks, Benda was a Broadway star before trying to make it in the movies after Valentino's funeral. Insisting hers and Valentino's children were in Europe up until her death from barbiturate overdose, Benda was married to a journalist, professional ice hockey player and German baron.
Sources:
Classic Actresses, "Marion Benda", https://www.classicactresses.org/2023/03/marionbenda.html
NYPL Digital Collections, "Marion Benda", https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a63df76a-0064-fdb4-e040-e00a18065512
Joe Pelletier, "Dr Blake Watson", International Hockey Legends, https://internationalhockeylegends.blogspot.com/2009/06/dr-blake-watson.html
The Elms Collection, RIAMCO, https://www.riamco.org/render?eadid=US-RiNpPs-PSNCA.H.004&view=inventory
David K. Frasier, "Marion Benda: The Lady in Black", https://davidkfrasier.blogspot.com/2013/09/marion-benda-lady-in-black.html
Jessica Ferri, "A Long Black Veil", The LineUp, https://the-line-up.com/rudolph-valentino-lady-in-black (2016)
#marionbenda #rudolphvalentino #valentinowife #rudyvalentino #ziegfeldfollies #ziegfeldfolliesgirl #ziegfeldfolliesstar #riorita #drblakewatson #blakewatson #manitobahockey #rupertboecklin #baronofrust #blairstewn #redcatfarm #rupprechtvonboecklin #valentinofuneral #valentinodeath #valentinochild #valentinochildren #hollywoodmystery #hollywoodscandal #ladyinblack #valentinofullmovie
-
0:57
RadioWhoPoo
13 days agoRosemary's Baby (1968)
26 -
1:59:57
The Quartering
4 hours agoOperation Save Styx & Kamala Harris Disaster!
94.3K87 -
40:11
Stephen Gardner
2 hours ago🔴JD Vance EMBARRASSES Tim Walz in CRUCIAL VP Debate!
29.8K20 -
1:28:14
Darkhorse Podcast
4 hours agoThe 245th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
28.3K34 -
2:02
Howard Lutnick
17 hours agoPost Vice Presidential Debate Coverage - Howard Lutnick on Bloomberg TV
33.4K15 -
1:13:30
Russell Brand
5 hours agoVP Debate REACTION As Vance WALLOPS Walz + Iranian MISSILE STRIKES Spark WW3!? SF465
143K356 -
1:48:44
vivafrei
7 hours agoVice Presidential Debate RECAP: "Knucklehead" Walz Get CREAMED By Vance! Viva Frei Live
78.6K52 -
LIVE
Film Threat
6 hours agoJOKER 2 A DUD! JOKER! JOKER! JOKER! | Hollywood on the Rock
550 watching -
1:00:10
Mally_Mouse
5 hours agoLet's Yap About It - LIVE!
49.3K3 -
1:02:51
The Kevin Trudeau Show
6 hours agoKevin's Shocking Predictions Are Coming True! | The Kevin Trudeau Show | Ep. 53 | LIVE at 1 PM Central Time
43.5K11