It was on this film that Valentino met his second wife, Natacha Rambova.

Valentino first met Winifred Shaughnessy, known by her stage name, Natacha Rambova, an American silent film costume and set designer, art director, and protégée of Nazimova, on the set of Uncharted Seas in 1921.

Rambova met Valentino on the set of Uncharted Seas in 1921.

Rambova, Mathis, Ivano, and Valentino began work on the Alla Nazimova film Camille.

During his forced break from Rambova, the pair began working ( separately ) on the Mathis-penned The Young Rajah.

Nazimova offered Rambova a position on her production staff as an art director and costume designer.

Rambova took on teaching design and selling some of her jewelry.

By 1922 Rambova had left Metro to join Nazimova on her artistic productions.

It was also the last film Nazimova and Rambova would work on together.

The pictures were damaging to Valentino's image, and also were seen as evidence that he was carrying on with Rambova during his divorce from Acker.

As the bigamy scandal raged on, Rambova began work on costumes for Valentino's next picture, The Young Rajah.

Rambova was the costume designer and art director on the film.

They were given a huge budget, with Rambova spending $ 215, 000 on costumes alone.

The costumes were again lavish and Rambova brought on two designers who would go on to successful careers: Norman Norell, and Adrian ( who would design for The Wizard of Oz ).

Valentino was finally offered a decent contract, but one of the stipulations was that Rambova would not be allowed on set or any part in his films.

Rambova began work on What Price Beauty?

After Valentino's death, Rambova appeared on stage via vaudeville and Broadway.

Rambova opened an elite couture shop on Fifth Avenue in 1927.

Rambova loathed the world of high society, and even though her mother had married well she refused to live off her stepfather's money, insisting on making her own living.

While Kosloff was away on a hunting trip, Rambova packed her bags and called a taxi.

After signing with United Artists ( which stipulated Rambova could not be present on Valentino's sets or take part in his films ), Rambova turned cold and ignored her husband's 30th birthday, mocking him for staying home all day while she went to work ( he was waiting for his contract to finalize ), sparring with him in public, embarrassing him in front of Hollywood elite on the night of his ' Rudolph Valentino Medal ' ceremony, and eventually cheating on him with her cameraman on What Price Beauty?

Rambova complained during their trip to Italy, and she never got along with either of his siblings.

Around this time Rambova fell for the 32 year old Kosloff ( who had a wife and an invalid daughter in Europe ) and the pair began a tumultuous love affair.

Rambova was determined to bring the art deco look to America, as it was transforming film making in Europe.

When Valentino suddenly took ill, Rambova was in Europe.

The film, mostly under the control of Rambova and Nazimova, was considered too avant garde by critics and the public.

Mathis soon joined him, angering both Ivano and Rambova.

After finishing the film, Valentino married Rambova, which led to a bigamy trial.

Valentino felt he had underperformed in the film, being upset over his separation with Rambova.

Missing Rambova, Valentino returned to New York after the release of The Young Rajah.

After speaking with Rambova and his lawyer Arthur Butler Graham, Valentino declared a ' One man Strike ' against Famous Players.

The tour was a tremendous success with Valentino and Rambova performing in 88 cities in the United States and Canada.

Rambova negotiated a two picture deal with Famous Players and four pictures for Ritz Carlton.

While Rambova worked designing costumes and rewriting the script for Falcon, Valentino was persuaded to film Cobra with Nita Naldi.

The contract excluded Rambova from production of his films and the film set.

Valentino's acceptance of the terms caused a major rift in his marriage to Rambova.

George Ullman, who had negotiated the contract with United Artists, offered Rambova $ 30, 000 to finance a film of her own.

Having to wait the year or face the possibility of being arrested again, Rambova and Valentino lived in separate apartments in New York City, each with their own roommates.

Many of Valentino's friends disliked Rambova and found her controlling.

Toward the end of their marriage, Rambova was banned from his sets by contract.

Valentino and Rambova divorced in 1925.

The end of the marriage was bitter, with Valentino bequeathing Rambova one dollar in his will.

At least four books, including Hollywood Babylon, suggested that he may have been gay despite his marriage with Rambova.

In fact, the marriages to Acker and Rambova, as well as the relationship with Pola Negri, only serve to add to the suspicion that Valentino was gay and that these were " lavender marriages ", as all have documented lesbian relationships.

Valentino left his estate to his brother, sister, and Rambova's aunt Teresa Werner, who was left the share originally bequeathed to Rambova.

Several books were written including one by Rambova.