Rudolph Valentino collection compiled by Emily Leider
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Title: Rudolph Valentino collection compiled by Emily Leider
Date (inclusive): 1919-2005
Collection number: 1061
Creator:
Leider, Emily
Extent:
7 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Rudolph Valentino collection compiled by Emily Leider, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Emily Leider, 2005
Rudolph Valentino was an Italian-born actor. He arrived in Hollywood in 1917, after a stint in New
York. His appearance in THE SHEIK (1921) and other films of the early 1920s brought him stardom and
celebrity. Emily Leider is an American writer and the biographer of Mae West and Rudolph Valentino.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Rudolph Valentino collection compiled by Emily Leider spans the years 1919-2005 and encompasses
approximately 7 linear feet. The collection consists of the author's research materials pertaining to her
book, "Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino." There are books on Valentino, pamphlets,
newsletters, postcards from the "Famous Cinema Star" series, and scrapbooks.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Books; 2.
Scrapbooks
Leider, Emily Wortis--Archives.
Valentino, Rudolph , 1895-1926.
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