George Ullman’s memoir has now been restored to circulation under the Sovereign Act imprint. The text remains unchanged from the original edition; only the cover and imprint have been updated.
This volume, written in 1975, is presented alongside the complete text of Ullman's earlier book titled, Valentino As I Knew Him. Ullman was silent film star Rudolph Valentino's business manager, confidant and close personal friend during the height of Valentino's career.
His unique position offers a firsthand view of Valentino's professional life, his working methods and private character as well as the realities of the silent era film industry behind the scenes.
The 1975 memoir, which was unpublished in Ullman's lifetime, expands on his earlier account with greater reflection, personal detail and historical distance. It includes candid observations, professional correspondence and recollections written near the end of Ullman's life; providing a rare perspective unavailable in contemporary sources.
The manuscript was preserved by Ullman's children who granted exclusive authorization for its publication. Author and historian Evelyn Zumaya Floris publishes the memoir together with Ullman's original 1926 text, allowing readers to trace the content and the evolution of the account across fifty years. This edition restores an important primary source to the historical record and offers scholars, film historians and general readers a direct voice from Valentino's inner circle.
