Ramon Novarro

Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramón Novarro, was a Mexican film, stage and television actor who began his career in silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box office attractions of the 1920s and early 1930s. Novarro was promoted by MGM as a "Latin lover" and became known as a sex symbol after the death of Rudolph Valentino.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 6, 1899 (Durango), Died October 30, 1968 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-62694	10-in.	7/24/1930	Lonely	Bernie Cummins ; Walter Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Columbia	W150595	10-in.	6/17/1930	Lonely	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E34695	10-in.	10/5/1930	Lonely	Lloyd Huntley Isle O’ Blues Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2854	10-in.	3/6/1931	Seul	Pierre Chagnon ; Adrien Lamy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Novarro, Ramon," accessed March 29, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105006.

Novarro, Ramon. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105006.

"Novarro, Ramon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 29 March 2023.

Wikipedia: Ramon Novarro

LCNAR: Novarro, Ramon, 1899-1968 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85185282

Wikidata: Ramon Novarro - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q711642

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61710464

MusicBrainz: Ramón Novarro - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a0e40fe6-bd32-4fb9-9b6b-907c4de49c21

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