{"product_id":"rudolph-valentino-in-english-jeanne-derecqueville-9798295741579","title":"Rudolph Valentino - In English","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenato Floris' meticulous translation of this 1978 biography of Rudolph Valentino from the original French makes it available to English-speaking audiences for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its publication, the DeRecqueville biography has been widely sourced and cited in Valentino scholarship. Floris observed that DeRecqueville was less a traditional biographer than a \"witness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe interviewed numerous individuals who knew Valentino in France, including Jacques Hébertot, René Clair, Yvonne Legeay, and Robert Florey. Their firsthand testimonies give this work its distinctive value. She also corresponded with Dr. Howard Meeker, the surgeon who operated on Valentino and attended him during his final illness. His personal letter is included in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis full-color edition includes additional essays on André Daven, Robert Florey's \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Lantern\u003c\/em\u003e, Valentino's \"Letter to Bruno,\" and an essay by Castellaneta historian Aurelio Miccoli, \u003cem\u003eRudolph Valentino and His Nobility\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeanne Derecqueville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295741579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sovereign ACT Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.98d","brand":"Jeanne Derecqueville","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659870712063,"sku":"9798295741579","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rudolph-valentino-in-english-jeanne-derecqueville-9798295741579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}