Natacha Rambova in 1922

Born in Salt Lake City, Natacha's family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). She was raised in San Francisco and educated in London and began a career in show business as a dancer. At age 19, she moved to Los Angeles and became a costume designer for the movies. She also met Rudolph Valentino there - they were married from 1923 - 1925. After their divorce, she married an European aristocrat - Alvaro de Urzaiz in 1932 - their marriage was annulled in 1957. It was during this marriage that she visited Egypt and became fascinated by its culture and history. This became a life-long passion and she was a published author on the subject in the 1950s. From dancer to costume designer to set designer to published author - Natacha (born Winifred) seems to have lived a life of freedom. She died in Southern California - seemingly traveling the world and ending up once again on the West coast of the US