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Alla Nazimova (Russian: Алла Назимова; June 3 [O.S. May 22] , 1879 – July 13, 1945) was a Russian actress, who emigrated to the United States in 1905.
On Broadway, she was noted for her work in the classic plays of Ibsen, Chekhov and Turgenev. Her efforts at silent film production were less successful, but a few sound-film performances survive as a record of her art.
Nazimova openly conducted relationships with women, and her mansion on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard was believed to be the scene of outlandish parties. She is credited with having originated the phrase ‘sewing circle’ as a discreet code for lesbian or bisexual actresses.
She was born Marem-Ides Leventon (Russian name Adelaida Yakovlevna Leventon) in Yalta, Crimea, Russian Empire. Her stage name Alla Nazimova was a combination of Alla (a diminutive of Adelaida) and the surname of Nadezhda Nazimova, the heroine of the Russian novel Children of the Streets). She was widely known as just Nazimova, and also went under the name Alia Nasimoff.
Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla, professionally known as Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), was an Italian-born American actor who starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle, and The Son of the Sheik. An early pop icon, a sex symbol of the 1920s, he was known as the "Latin Lover" or simply as "Valentino". He had applied for American citizenship shortly before his death, which occurred at age 31, causing mass hysteria among his female fans and further propelling him into iconic status.
Valentino was born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla in Castellaneta, Apulia, Kingdom of Italy. His mother, Marie Berta Gabrielle (née Barbin; 1856–1919), was French, born in Lure in Franche-Comté. His father, Giovanni Antonio Giuseppe Fedele Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla, was Italian; he was a veterinarian who died of malaria when Valentino was 11. He had an older brother, Alberto (1892–1981), a younger sister, Maria, and an older sister, Beatrice, who had died in infancy.
Actors: Frank Morriss (editor), Monte Markham (actor), Franco Nero (actor), Robert Folk (producer), Robert Folk (composer), Isabella Rossellini (actress), Aaron Webster (actor), Deborah Rombaut (actress), James Ordonez (producer), Jack Osbourne (actor), Jane Forbes (miscellaneous crew), Angel Jimenez Jr. (miscellaneous crew), Angel Jimenez Jr. (miscellaneous crew), Ron Bissland (miscellaneous crew), Michael Ark (actor),
Plot: The year is 1926. While on tour promoting his latest movie "Son Of The Sheik", Rudolph Valentino, the Hollywood silent screen icon, suffers a sudden collapse and is hospitalized at the New York Polyclinic Hospital. After the emergency surgery, Valentino loses his grip of reality and begins to see the recollection of his life in Hollywood from a perspective of a coma - as a silent film shown at a movie palace, the magical portal between life and eternity, between reality and illusion... Dubbed "The Great Lover" around the world, Valentino plays dashing and virile Sheiks on the screen and drives his female audience into hysteria. However, his private life is a complete failure - the Sheik cannot satisfy even his own domineering wife. Snapping back to reality, Valentino finds himself abandoned, alone and stricken with illness. Pam, a young deaf-mute Valentino's fan, who works as a nurses' aid at the hospital, will show the God of Love for the first time in his life what love can truly mean.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Debi Mazar (actress), Ione Skye (actress), Jennifer Tilly (actress), Maria Conchita Alonso (producer), Alan Heim (actor), Tippi Hedren (actress), Maria Conchita Alonso (actress), Laura Harring (actress), Phillip Bloch (actor), Phillip Bloch (producer), Marion Ramsey (actress), Rolonda Watts (actress), Stanley Sheff (writer), Stanley Sheff (producer), Stanley Sheff (actor),
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History,Actors: Christopher Riordan (producer), Christopher Riordan (actor), Frank Morriss (producer), Frank Morriss (editor), Ron Bissland (miscellaneous crew), Oleg Kapanets (producer), Rhona Meyers (costume designer), Gary Ballard (actor), Gabriele Iacovone (producer), Vladislav Kozlov (producer), Vladislav Kozlov (actor), Vladislav Kozlov (director), Vladislav Kozlov (writer), Irina Stemer (actress), Irina Stemer (producer),
Plot: This minimalist B/W silent short film depicts the last days of the famous film-icon of the 1920's, Rudolph Valentino. Having unsuccessfully undergone an operation to remove appendicitis Valentino develops peritonitis and slips into coma. While in the depths of his subconscious, Valentino has surrealistic visions of the last days of his life. Though he is passionately idolized by millions of women around the world, he is deeply unhappy in his private life. Valentino is deeply and hopelessly in love with his wife, who does not reciprocate his feelings. Though he has been dubbed "The Great Lover" and "The Sheik", he becomes submerged in obscurity and loneliness during his life. As he sees images from his life flash before him, he understands that fate, having given him fame and glory, has also taken from him the dearest and most important things in the life.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Ken Russell (actor), Dudley Sutton (actor), Rudolf Nureyev (actor), Charles Farrell (actor), John Ratzenberger (actor), Seymour Cassel (actor), Bill McKinney (actor), John Alderson (actor), Harry Fielder (actor), David de Keyser (actor), Anton Diffring (actor), Huntz Hall (actor), Percy Herbert (actor), William Hootkins (actor), Peter Vaughan (actor),
Plot: In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide - that actor was Rudolph Valentino. Ballroom dancer Valentino manipulated his good looks and animal-like grace into a Hollywood career. His smouldering love making, tinged with a touch of masterful cruelty, expressed a sexuality which was at once both shocking and sensual.
Keywords: 1920s, actor, actress, adoration, adultery, american, american-flag, appendicitis, applause, archive-footageMysteries and Scandals - Alla Nazimova
A biography on Russian american silent star Alla Nazimova. The music is a Russian Waltz. Please comment!
A courtesan and an idealistic young man fall in love, only for her to give up the relationship at his status-conscious father's request. Cast Rudolph Valentino ... Armand Duval Rex Cherryman ... Gaston Rieux Arthur Hoyt ... Count de Varville Zeffie Tilbury ... Prudence Patsy Ruth Miller ... Nichette Elinor Oliver ... Nanine William Orlamond ... Armand Duval's Father Consuelo Flowerton ... Olympe Alla Nazimova ... Marguerite Gautier Edward Connelly ... The Duke Directed by Roy C. Smallwood Screenplay by June Mathis Scenario by Albert Parker Cinematography by Rudolph Bergquist Art Direction by Natasha Rambova Costume Design by Natasha Rambova Details Country USA Release Date: September 26, 1921 Production Co: Nazimova Productions ------------------------------------------------...
This is my tribute to the silent film actress Alla Nazimova, put to the awesome music of Frances Byrne aka WENCH. music: http://www.wenchmusic.net
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Fun fact, Alla Nazimova had an affair with Valentino's first wife, Jean Acker. Also, it is believed that she had also an affair with his second wife, but it's not confirmed. She was 42 in this movie. Hard to believe.
The Russian silent movie star known for her lavish and extravagant studio sets.
Alla Nazimova, Broadway, silent movie, and talking picture star, appeared briefly in Since You Went Away, reciting the inscription to the Statue of Liberty. The best known of those words are the last five lines of The New Colossus, a poem written by Emma Lazarus in 1883 to help raise money to complete the statue, which was donated by the people of France. The lines read: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! The title refers to the Colossus of Rhodes, the giant (for its time) statue that was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The poem contrasts the Colossus and its "conquering limbs" with Lady Liberty, ...
Camille is a 1921 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino and Alla Nazimova. It is one of numerous screen adaptations of the book and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_%281921_film%29
Salome, the daughter of Herodias, seduces her step-father/uncle Herod, governor of Judea, with a salacious dance. In return, he promises her the head of the prophet John the Baptist. Cast Alla Nazimova ... Salome, Stepdaughter of Herod Nigel De Brulier ... Jokaanan, the Prophet Mitchell Lewis ... Herod, Tetrarch of Judea Rose Dione ... Herodias, wife of Herod Earl Schenck ... Narraboth, Captain of the Guard Arthur Jasmine ... Page of Herodias Frederick Peters ... Naaman, the Executioner Louis Dumar ... Tigellinus Directed by Charles Bryant, Alla Nazimova Play by Oscar Wilde Screenplay by Natacha Rambova (as Peter M. Winters) Titles by Walter Anthony, Marian Ainslee Produced by Alla Nazimova Cinematography by Charles Van Enger Art Direction by Natacha Rambova Costume Design by Natacha Ra...
A box office failure, (Alla) Nazimova starred in this surrealistic version of Oscar Wilde's Salome at age 44: Costumes based on illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley. Music composed and copyrighted by Edward Rolf Boensnes.
Salomé (1923), a silent film directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova, is a film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play of the same name. The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and his execution of John the Baptist (here, as in Wilde's play, called Jokaanan) at the request of his stepdaughter, Salomé, whom he lusts after. Salomé is often called one of the first art films to be made in the U.S. The highly stylized costumes, exaggerated acting (even for the period), minimal sets, and absence of all but the most necessary props make for a screen image much more focused on atmosphere and on conveying a sense of the characters' individual heightened desires than on conventional plot development. Source: http://bit.ly/1nkMiq5
LAVA's 25th Sunday Salon -- Jazz Age Los Angeles http://lavatransforms.org/salon613 On the last Sunday of each month, LAVA welcomes interested individuals to gather in downtown Los Angeles (noon-2pm), for a structured Salon featuring formal presentations and opportunities to meet and connect with one another. If you're interested in joining LAVA as a creative contributor or an attendee, we recommend Salon attendance as an introduction to this growing community. We also recommend the eclairs. At the June 2013 Salon, Martin Turnbull, author of "The Garden Of Allah" novels will discussed life at that hotel and its infamous bungalow courtyard during the 1920s and 30s. Its bootleg liquor, fizzy flappers, all night parties defined the Jazz Age in Los Angeles. When Scott Fitzgerald when came to...
Directed by Ray C. Smallwood Produced by Alla Nazimova Written by June Mathis Based on La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils Starring Rudolph Valentino Alla Nazimova Rex Cherryman Arthur Hoyt Patsy Ruth Miller Production company Nazimova Productions Distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation Release dates September 26, 1921 Running time 70 minutes (contemporary edit) Country United States Language Silent film English intertitles Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her