Dark lover : the life and death of Rudolph Valentino / Emily W. Leider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leider, Emily Wortis.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Valentino, Rudolph, 1895-1926.

Valentino, Rudolph.

Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.

Motion picture actors and actresses.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Mané, Ruth (autograph) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, xi pages, 1 unnumbered page, 514 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2003]

Summary:

Tango pirate, gigolo, powder puff, Adonis--all have been used to describe the silent-film icon known as Rudolph Valentino. In this thoughtful retelling of Valentino's short and tragic life, Leider looks at the Great Lover's life and legacy, and explores the events and issues that made him emblematic of the Jazz Age. 84 photos.

Contents:

1. Mercurio 9

2. Early Sorrow 25

3. New York Tango 43

4. Signor Rodolfo 60

5. "A New Style Heavy" 77

6. Misalliance 98

7. Enter Julio 110

8. The Wonder Year 125

9. Dark Lover 148

10. Faun Man 173

11. The Bigamist 197

12. Courtrooms and Clairvoyants 223

13. The Mineralava Dance Tour 244

14. Europe, 1923 264

15. The Comeback 287

16. Slippage 307

17. The Crack-up 326

18. Tango Notturno 349

19. Death of a God 371

20. Aftermath 397

Appendix A Filmography: Early Valentino Films 425

Appendix B Filmography: Valentino Feature Films, 1921-1926 431.

Notes:

"First edition, 2003."

Filmography: p. 425-435.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [493]-498) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has signed bookplate of Ruth Mané 2003.

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has book review from New York Times laid in.

ISBN:

0374282390

OCLC:

50292623

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