Ramon Novarro

Allan R. Ellenberger, the author of numerous books about the cinema, has written for such publications as Classic Images and Films of the Golden Age. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Kevin Brownlow      Prologue      1. Childhood and the Revolution (1899–1915)      2. Remember My Name, Mr. DeMille (1915–1920)      3. Stardom (1920–1922)      4. Rex Ingram (1922–1923)      5. Mayer and Thalberg (1923–1924)      6. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1924)      7. Ben-Hur (1924)      8. Rebellion in Italy (1924–1925)      9. The Chariot Race (1925)      10. Novarro's Teatro Intimo (1925)      11. The Student Prince (1926–1927)      12. Talking Pictures (1927–1928)      13. Hurrell (1928)      14. Pagan Love Song (1928–1929)      15. The Director’s Chair (1930)      16. Secret Life (1931)      17. Garbo (1931–1932)      18. European Concert Tour (1932–1933)      19. Nothing to Laugh At (1933–1934)      20. Farewell, MGM (1934–1936)      21. The Republic Years (1937–1941)      22. The Loss of Stardom (1941–1944)      23. Comeback (1944–1951)      24. Ramon Novarro Film Club (1952–1959)      25. Broadway (1960–1965)      26. Final Years (1966–1968)      27. Murder (1968–1969)      28. The Trial (1969)      Epilogue      Filmography      Notes      Bibliography      Index

“[a] well-illustrated biography”—Booklist; “the life and career of the silent star is well researched”—Classic Images; “an extensive amount of information about each of Novarro’s motion pictures”—International Gay & Lesbian Review; “detailed...a fascinating look at Hollywood before talkies”—Lamba Book Report; “if you want an unsentimental look at the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood, Ellenberger’s book will supply it”—Movie Magazine International; “pieces together Novarro’s last moments in blood-stopping detail...captivating read...Ellenberger provides an exhaustive filmography...and makes a case for Novarro as a fascinating, frightening casualty of intolerance, self-destruction and fleeting stardom”—Bay Area Reporter; “comprehensive, frank, and long-overdue.... Ellenberger’s fine biography should at last shift the focus from the gruesome details of Novarro’s death to the remarkable life of Hollywood’s first and only known gay Mexican movie star”—The San Francisco Bay Guardian; “comprehensive”—Edge; “Ellenberger tells the story well”—Frontiers Newsmagazine; “Ramon Novarro is...[an] example of our ‘Gente’ who [has] survived and triumphed against adversity”—La Prensa San Diego; “a well-researched biography...a must read”—The Silents Majority.