BIOGRAPHY; Tres sheik; A lively biography of Rudolph Valentino traces the evolution of the screen's first great lover.(ENTERTAINMENT)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | May 25, 2003| | Copyright

Byline: David Walton

Special to the Star Tribune

Hollywood has created greater stars than Rudolph Valentino, but probably none whose legend has been more frantic or enduring. Valentino is a natural subject for Emily W. Leider, whose "Becoming Mae West" (1997) is possibly the best celebrity biography of the past 10 years. Similarly, "Dark Lover" is extremely articulate and gracefully written, thoroughly researched, lively and full of humorous touches.

More than celebrity biographies, Leider writes cultural histories. Her portrait of the screen's ...

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