Her films were silent.
Tony loves classic cinema and adores his Chihuahua pup..
He serves as an arts reviewer with the Broome Arts Mirror.
His articles have appeared in music magazines, newspapers, and online publications.
His first book, Silent Stars Speak, was released to critical acclaim in 2001 by Mc Farland.
A classically trained tenor, he has performed a wide range of musical theatre, oratorio, opera, sacred music, and jazz.
About the Author: Tony Villecco is a grad of Binghamton University.
Rather, it offers today\'s readers and film fans an intriguing glimpse into the life, times, and persona of a "silent" star who lived at full volume during the Golden Era of film.
Features: 100+ photographs (several never before available to the public) Reminiscences from Negri\'s colleagues and acquaintances, including film historian Kevin Brownlow Filmography of Negri\'s work in American cinema, 1922-1964 Accounts from fan magazines, newspapers, other publications, and correspondence Pola NEGRI: THE Hollywood Years is not intended to be a complete historical retrospective or analysis of Pola Negri\'s films.
Tony Villecco, author of the critically acclaimed Silent Stars Speak, shares his lifelong fascination with Negri.
She wouldn\'t have had it any other way.
Love affairs with Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, and a self-styled prince-and equally tempestuous relationships with colleagues, critics, the press, and the fans-kept Negri in the front page news.
Pola Negri was called all that, and more.
Temperamental.
Exotic.
Gorgeous.
Threatening.
Wild.
Vivid.
Already renowned in Europe for her acting talent, beauty, and passion, Negri quickly made her mark in dramatic black and white, both onscreen and off.
Meet Pola NEGRI, the glamorous "vamp" who took Hollywood by storm in the Roaring Twenties.
She wasn\'t.
Her films were silent
