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Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican actor. He began his career in American silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box-office attractions of the 1920s and early 1930s.
Jan 16, 2023 · Ramon Novarro was a handsome and popular actor in the silent film era, but he had to hide his homosexuality from the public and the church. He was killed by two men who pretended to be sex workers in 1968, in a case that exposed the homophobia and violence of the time.
Ramon Novarro was a Mexican-born actor who starred in silent and early sound films, such as Ben-Hur and Mata Hari. He was murdered in 1968 by two hustlers who mistook his home for a bank.
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- Durango, Mexico
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- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Aug 24, 2003 · On the evening of Oct. 30, 1968, Ramon Novarro, once one of Hollywood’s greatest romantic idols, now 68 and frail, looking like “a Spanish grandee” in a red and blue robe, opened the door...
Oct 13, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Ramon Novarro, the Mexican-born star who became a matinee idol in the 1920s. Discover his secrets, controversies and the shocking end of his story.
Ramon Novarro. Actor: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Ramon Novarro was born José Ramón Gil Samaniego on February 6, 1899 in Durango, Mexico, to Leonor (Gavilan) and Dr. Mariano N. Samaniego Siqueiros, a prosperous dentist.
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Sep 3, 2020 · That man was Hollywood’s Latin lover, Ramon Novarro. His murder brought his sexuality out in the open, something he had taken pains to hide throughout his career, and he inadvertently became a symbol of gay Hollywood.
