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{{short description|American singer, violinist, and actor (1908–1934)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image           = Russ Columbo.jpg
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| background      = solo_singer
| birth_name      = Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolfo Colombo
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| birth_date      = {{Birth date|1908|1|14}} 
|birth_place = [[Camden, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|1934|9|2|1908|1|14}} 
|death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre           = [[Jazz]], [[popular music]]
| occupation      = Actor, singer, violinist
| instrument      = Violin, [[baritone]] voice
| years_active    = 1928–1934
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'''Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolfo Colombo''' (January 14, 1908 &ndash; September 2, 1934), known as '''Russ Columbo''', was an American [[baritone]], songwriter, violinist, and actor. He is famous for romantic ballads such as his signature tune "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love" and his own compositions "[[Prisoner of Love (1931 song)|Prisoner of Love]]" and "Too Beautiful for Words".