This is a synopsis the 23-part series I have just completed on S. George Ullman.  I thought I knew pretty much what I was going to say...

Rudy's 35th birthday was on May 5, 1930. It was on that day at 12:00 noon in DeLongpre Park ( south side of De Longpre Avenue between...

I suppose now is as good a time as any to talk about Joseph Michael Schenck, real name Ossip Schenker (December 25, 1876 - October 22,...

George Ullman's next few months were also spent hurriedly arranging for the auction of Rudy's estate to the public. Ullman's greed showed...

It didn't take long for George Ullman to publish his 1926 memoir, ' Valentino, As I Knew Him .' Within a few months of Rudy's death, the...

I have never been very good at making videos, but there was a time that I did try. For all my readers who celebrate Christmas and also...

The composograph of Rudy's ' last photo .' This was actually another man's corpse with Rudy's head copy/pasted onto the head portion. It...

I think it is proper, at this time, for me to give another disclaimer. A great deal of what follows in this series will be from George...

After Rudy handed off his response/challenge letter to the newspaper ... he headed off to New York to tend to his obligations there. By...

Today Pagans (and other traditions) celebrate Winter Solstice & Yule. I mean, I can admit that by the time November appears, I'm ready...

I want to make an observation about Rudy's physical condition during the summer trip back East in August of 1926. Although Rudy had...

After Rudy had finished with his part of filming ' The Son of the Sheik, " he and George headed back to Falcon Lair. While the needed...

In the early fall of 1925, George organized the details of Rudy's necessary trips both to the East coast for the premieres of ' The Eagle...

We are about halfway through this blog series on George Ullman. Darkmum's Musings is the only place you will be able to read this...

Dancing As The Bint al-Balad By Columbia Strawberry Cunha Mahmoud Reda created a lot of things in his lifetime. Farida Fahmy was his...