Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Rudolph Valentino
Standard Name: Valentino, Rudolph
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Literary responses | E. M. Hull | EMH
's first novel, her desert romance The Sheik, became something of a cultural phenomenon. |
| Occupation | Elinor Glyn | To boost her persona as a dignified foreign lady, she called herself Madame Glyn. Glyn, Elinor. Romantic Adventure. E. P. Dutton. 299-300, 309 Hardwick, Joan. Addicted to Romance: The Life and Adventures of Elinor Glyn. Andre Deutsch. 219-21 |
| Author summary | E. M. Hull | Between 1919 and 1939 EMH
produced seven novels, among them her three famous desert romances, and one travel book. Her first novel, the ground-breaking desert romance The Sheik, virtually established the conventions of the... |
| Reception | E. M. Hull | It became even more popular when Jesse Lasky
made a silent film of it, starring Rudolph Valentino
, in 1921. Valentino, born Rodolpho Pietro Filiberto Raffaele Guglielmi
, was little known when the film first... |
| Textual Production | Elinor Glyn | The silent film shot from EG
's second film-script, Beyond the Rocks, was remarkable as the only screen pairing of Gloria Swanson
and Rudolph Valentino
, both in their mid-twenties and at an early... |
| Textual Production | E. M. Hull | By 22 September 1926, United Artists
had released its film version of the novel, again starring Rudolph Valentino
—in his final role (he died on 23 August 1926)—and Vilma Banky
. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). http://www.imdb.com. “The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive. (22 September 1926): 10 |
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