Norman and Rudy

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He soon met Norman Kerry who suggested he try his hand at silent films. Valentino headed to Los Angeles on Kerry's advice, and began making the rounds at studios.

~Rudolph Valentino's IMDb biography

Since we, in a way, have Raoul to thank for the existence of male sex symbols in Hollywood, I don't see what the Raoul-hating Gerik fangirls (the completely superficial ones, anyway) have to complain about. Without Raoul, there would be no sexy Gerik for them to drool over.