http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8gf0wqh No online items Rudolph Valentino collection compiled by Emily Leider Special Collections Margaret Herrick Library© 2014 Rudolph Valentino collection 1061 1 compiled by Emily Leider Descriptive Summary 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 Access Available by appointment only. Publication rights Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library. Preferred Citation Rudolph Valentino collection compiled by Emily Leider, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Acquisition Information Gift of Emily Leider, 2005 Biography 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 Indexing Terms Leider, Emily Wortis--Archives. Valentino, Rudolph , 1895-1926. scholars Rudolph Valentino collection 1061 2 compiled by Emily Leider.