Rudolph Valentino - In English, de Recqueville Jeanne, Zumaya Evelyn
Автор: Morris Michael, Zumaya Evelyn Название: Beyond Valentino: A Madam Valentino Addendum ISBN: 0998709808 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998709802 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11355.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Who was Natacha Rambova, the woman often referred to as "Hollywood's most hated woman"? As the despised wife of silent film heart-throb Rudolph Valentino, she never censored her hatred of Hollywood although she achieved renown there as an art director. Despite the success of her Art Deco set designs, her beguiling beauty and alleged control over Valentino was the subject of his fans' boisterous outrage. When Rambova left Valentino in 1925 to file for divorce, she was savaged by accusations that his death a few months later was her fault.
"Natacha Rambova, the name carries with it visions of onion-domed citadels and faraway places," wrote her sole biographer, Michael Morris. Yet, Rambova's roots were far less exotic; she was born in Salt Lake City to a Mormon mother and an Irish Catholic father. As a bold young artist, bookish, rebellious and stunning, she was not destined for mediocrity. Her life story includes far more than her few years spent married to Valentino. Her refusal to bow to the social dictates of her day which remanded women to domestic servitude, ensured that her life Beyond Valentino was one of independence and scholarly success. She gave lectures and taught classes on universal symbolism, comparative religion and Near Eastern art. Rambova devoted the last twenty years of her life to Egyptology, a field to which her contributions are just now starting to be fully appreciated.
To date, the 1991 publication of Michael Morris' iconic, Madam Valentino stands as the definitive biographical work on Rambova. Withco-author, Evelyn Zumaya, Morris recently compiled ancillary material he was not able to include in Madam Valentino to create, Beyond Valentino, The Madam Valentino Addendum. Although Michael Morris tragically passed away while working on this book, Ms. Zumaya took on the completion of his now posthumous work, "his final tribute to Rambova".
Beyond Valentino includes over 250 color photographs, Rambova's unpublished writings, including her essay, "Arriba Espa a" and excerpts from her unpublished life's work, The Cosmic Circuit. The volume contains profiles of her contemporaries and intimate circle, creating an informed and colorfully illustrated glimpse into her later life. This 538-page compendium also includes the authoritative commentary and analysis of several renowned scholars, who through their expertise delve deeper into the fascinating life and times of Natacha Rambova.
For more photographs and information visit, www.beyondvalentino.com or the publisher's website www.viplibri.net.
In August of 1925, silent film icon Rudolph Valentino and his second wife Natacha Rambova separated in advance of their bitter divorce a few months later. In the weeks following their highly-publicized separation, Natacha Rambova sought refuge in spiritualism and the occult. She attended s ances, studied theosophy and made the acquaintance of a deep-trance medium and psychic, George Wehner. Although George Wehner would become Rambova's constant companion until 1930, he has been, to date, a mere footnote in Rambova's life story. Astral Affairs Rambova broadens the context of this time in Rambova's life and delves into her relationship with Wehner.
George Wehner would infamously prophesize Rudolph Valentino's death in a s ance held with Rambova and her family in their chateau on the French Riviera. This prophesy would take place only a few days before Valentino died and the psychic would write an account of this s ance in detail some years later. Astral Affairs Rambova is based upon his account and on Wehner's own autobiography, A Curious Life, published in 1929, in which he reveals his relationship with Rambova and her family.
Astral Affairs Rambova is constructed in three sections; the story of Wehner's Valentino death prophecy, the messages, or "Revelations" received from Valentino after his death via Wehner's s ances and a follow up section detailing what happened subsequently to the main characters of the story.
Valentino and Rambova authority, Evelyn Zumaya presents Astral Affairs Rambova in full color with some eighty images and three relevant articles; "The Valentino Death Prophecy" by George Wehner as published in Mystic Science Magazine in 1938, "An Introduction to A Curious Life by George Wehner" by Talbot Mundy and "Her Years as Valentino's Wife" by Herb Howe published in The New Movie Magazine in December of 1929.
Автор: Zumaya, Evelyn Название: L`affare valentino ISBN: 8890706333 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788890706332 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 8297.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: La prima biografia in italiano di Rodolfo Valentino. Le Stelle e i Divi di Hollywood sono ben conosciuti anche per gli scandali che riescono a generare e la Stella del cinema muto Rodolfo Valentino non si discosta da questa tradizione. La Zumaya ha investito ben 15 anni in accurate ricerche sia sulla vita di Valentino sia allʹinterno della ristretta cerchia di chi gli era vicino, in modo particolare sul ruolo avuto dal suo caro amico ed amministatore‐agente, George Ullman. Lʹinnovativo lavoro svolto dalla Zumaya ridisegna drasticamente la storia di Valentino e rivela segreti esplosivi. Il lavoro della Zumaya al 100% basato su fatti reali ed supportato dalla scoperta di circa 400 pagine di documenti mai visti prima, relativi sia alla vita finanziaria sia alla vita personale di Valentino. Il fulcro di questo nuovo archivio lʹancora non pubblicato diario di George Ullman, in cui egli racconta dei suoi rapporti con Valentino. Lʹarchivio completato da altri interessanti documenti, mai visti prima. Grazie a tutte queste nuove informazioni la Zumaya ha, finalmente, ricostruito il vero ritratto di Rodolfo Valentino ovvero dellʹUomo oltre al Mito.
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