There are many documents on file in The Los Angeles County Hall of Records which relate to the thirty year collection process on Valentino's close friend and trusted business manager, S. George Ullman. As the file of Valentino's probate records proves definitively, the collection process was waged unfairly by Alberto and Jean Valentino. The money they attempted to recover from Ullman for thirty years, was the result of a missing page of Valentino's will. The money he originally advanced to Valentino's brother Alberto, his sister Maria Strada and his ex-wife Natacha Rambova's aunt Teresa Werner was done so because he believed they were rightful heirs.
As executor he was held responsible to return these advances to the very people who benefitted from the money. The court recommended a Fairness Lien be established to recover the money from those who did spend the money but this was never executed.
Here we find Ullman still being pursued by the Valentino estate, then Alberto and Jean Valentino in 1942 with the amount plus interest soaring to nearly $100,000.00. It is most often reported the amount was far less.
It is also acknowledged on this one page, Ullman made payments over the years. And it must be noted the amounts by today's exchange rates would be times fifteen in value. I share this one page, chosen from many... to prove the persecution of George Ullman.
