Ramon Novarro: A Biography of the Silent Film Idol, 1899-1968; With a Filmography

by Allan R. Ellenberger

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786446765
• ISBN13: 9780786446766
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher