Rudolph Valentino Author:Alexander Walker With over 85 photographs. Rudolph Valentino - the virile, passionate, cruel, and tender star of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and The Sheik - projected a magnetic sex appeal so great that even decades after his death his name remains synonymous with spectacular amorous success. Behind the stereotype, however, was a complex man whose privat... more »e life contradicted his screen image: Impulsive and menacing on film, Valentino was actually attracted to strong-willed women who dominated him. A tireless woman-chaser in his screen roles, he was rumored to be homosexual in real life. Profusely illustrated with over 85 photographs, many never before published, Rudolph Valentino vividly details the life of a man who parlayed good looks, good luck, and real talent into a short but dazzling career.« less