Leslie Flint Letter to Michael Morris

During the late 1980's Father Michael Morris was researching his biography of Natacha Rambova, Madam Valentino. It was in this effort he contacted the President of The Valentino Memorial Guild, Leslie Flint. Mr. Flint was instrumental in making other introductions to Michael Morris; one being Tony Altimoreno. Altimoreno's shared confidences with Michael Morris were ground-breaking. I include this research in my article, "The Love Child Theory" which can be read by clicking on the Google Drive link posted, @ https://evelynzumaya.blogspot.com/p/the-love-child-theory.html

 

George Wehner Obituary

Following her divorce from Rudolph Valentino, Natacha Rambova found solace in the company of psychic and trance medium George Wehner. When Valentino died, Wehner was with Rambova in France visiting the Hudnut chateau. He infamously foretold Valentino's death in a seance which was attended by Natacha Rambova, her mother, step father and aunt. His psychic prediction was written about for years. This story is told in Astral Affairs Rambova. 

Wehner was a fascinating character in the story and in his autobiography, A Curious Life, he related the events at the chateau when Valentino died. Most importantly he revealed Natacha's genuine, emotional reaction to news of Rudolph's death. His obituary follows: 

 

The United Artists Contract - 1925

For decades Rudolph Valentino's contract with United Artists, signed in 1925, remained hidden in a collector's secreted collection. When I interviewed collector William Self in 2003, he told me he had the original copy of the contract. I asked him several times if I could see it and never did. 

An official copy was included in the court records I retrieved from the California Court of Appeals library in San Francisco. This is the copy I share via the below Google Drive link. 

Until I shared this contract, it was purported that United Artists specifically banned Valentino's wife Natacha Rambova from any role in his United Artists' films. This was not the case and she is not mentioned. It was the fact she was not given any role which caused the rift in the Valentino marriage. 

The contract also reveals Valentino's contracts were assigned to the ownership of his corporate alter ego, Cosmic Arts. (More about Cosmic Arts in the "Page" link in this blog's header). The sole stock holder of Cosmic Arts was Natacha Rambova which made her the sole owner of her husband's contracts. 

Here follows the contract with the "Assignment to Cosmic Arts" contract and the distributing agreement included:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZGAGO5xY0MRGwDzHwGadhWgW7gMVJBKi/view?usp=drive_link

Svetoslav Roerich Permission

In 1989, Michael Morris secured the permission from Svetoslav Roerich to reproduce his painting of Natacha Rambova on the back of his Rambova biography, Madam Valentino - The Many Lives of Natacha Rambova.

 

Natacha Rambova's Assistance in Final Decree of Distribution

This document is public record, from the Rudolph Valentino Case File #83678 which is currently missing from its rightful housing in The Los Angeles County Hall of Records. It was posted on a Youtube video with a commentary which misrepresented the legal purpose of the action. Here we find Valentino's wife Natacha Rambova, eleven years after his death, assisting in the final distribution, i.e. settlement of the estate by signing for a one dollar bequest. "In accordance with Order Settling First and Final and Decree of Distribution", Natacha Rambova transacted the request. This document should be returned to the Hall of Records as it is public record and should be available for public review.