Rudolph
Americannoun
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Paul (Marvin), 1918–97, U.S. architect.
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Wilma (Glodean) 1940–1994, U.S. track and field athlete.
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a male given name, form of Rolf.
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Rudolph Valentino learned to fly as did Mary Pickford and Ruth Roland, who became the queen of stunt flying films.
From Los Angeles Times
Mary gave the car its name, around Christmas time in 1972: Rudolph.
“Rudolph is back!” his wife yelled as they drove.
At the bottom, he found Rudolph’s original key.
He was quickly on a first-name basis with Paul Rudolph, the intimidating head of the school, and the influential art historian Vincent Scully.
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