The Valentino Mystique Articles
Rudolph Valentino Death and Legacy: THE VALENTINO MYSTIQUE by Allan Ellenberger
Allan R. Ellenberger's meticulously researched The Valentino Mystique: The Death and Afterlife of the Silent Film Idol (McFarland & Company) describes in great detail the circumstances surrounding Rudolph Valentino's death in 1926. The star of the blockbusters The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and The Sheik was only 31 years old. Allan — I've known him for quite some time — also discusses the aftermath [...]