George Ullman
Encyclopedia
George Ullman was an American
talent agent
, talent manager
, and business consultant primarily known for his work with silent film
star Rudolph Valentino
. While working for Valentino, Ullman took on and created many duties that would come to define being a talent manager in later years. After Valentino's premature death in 1926 Ullman went on to create his own talent agency, representing many former silent film
stars such as Baby Peggy, Eric von Stroheim and Theda Bara
.
United States
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talent agent
Talent agent
A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds jobs for actors, authors, film directors, musicians, models, producers, professional athletes, writers and other people in various entertainment businesses. Having an agent is not required, but does help the artist in getting jobs...
, talent manager
Talent manager
A talent manager, also known as an artist manager or band manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry...
, and business consultant primarily known for his work with silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
star Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover". He starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik...
. While working for Valentino, Ullman took on and created many duties that would come to define being a talent manager in later years. After Valentino's premature death in 1926 Ullman went on to create his own talent agency, representing many former silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
stars such as Baby Peggy, Eric von Stroheim and Theda Bara
Theda Bara
Theda Bara , born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was an American silent film actress – one of the most popular of her era, and one of cinema's earliest sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" . The term "vamp" soon became a popular slang term for a sexually predatory woman...
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