Ramon Novarro: A Biography of the Silent Film Idol, 1899-1968; With a FilmographyMcFarland, 1 oct. 2009 - 272 pagini Ramon Novarro was Ben-Hur to moviegoers long before Charlton Heston. The 1926 film made Novarro--known as "Ravishing Ramon"--one of Hollywood's most beloved silent film idols. His bright and varied career, spanning silents, talkies, the concert stage, theater, and television, came to a dark conclusion with his murder in 1968. This comprehensive work details both the private and public aspects of Novarro's life to return him to his rightful place in film history. Includes a complete filmography and numerous photos. |
Cuprins
Foreword by Kevin Brownlow | 1 |
Prologue | 3 |
One Childhood and the Revolution 18991915 | 5 |
Two Remember My Name MrDeMille 19151920 | 11 |
Three Stardom 19201922 | 18 |
Four Rex Ingram 19221923 | 26 |
Five Mayer and Thalberg 19231924 | 33 |
Six MetroGoldwynMayer 1924 | 39 |
Seventeen Garbo 19311932 | 113 |
Eighteen European Concert Tour 19321933 | 120 |
Nineteen Nothing to Laugh At 19331934 | 127 |
Twenty Farewell MGM 19341936 | 133 |
TwentyOne The Republic Years 19371941 | 140 |
TwentyTwo The Loss of Stardom 19411944 | 147 |
TwentyThree Comeback 19441951 | 155 |
TwentyFour Ramon Novarro Film Club 19521959 | 161 |
Seven BenHur 1924 | 45 |
Eight Rebellion in Italy 19241925 | 51 |
Nine The Chariot Race 1925 | 58 |
Ten Novarros Teatro Intimo 1925 | 65 |
Eleven The Student Prince 19261927 | 72 |
Twelve Talking Pictures 19271928 | 80 |
Thirteen Hurrell 1928 | 86 |
Fourteen Pagan Love Song 19281929 | 93 |
Fifteen The Directors Chair 1930 | 100 |
Sixteen Secret Life 1931 | 107 |
TwentyFive Broadway 19601965 | 166 |
TwentySix Final Years 19661968 | 173 |
TwentySeven Murder 19681969 | 179 |
TwentyEight The Trial 1969 | 186 |
Epilogue | 195 |
Filmography of Ramon Novarro | 199 |
Notes | 225 |
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