I share more of the endless revelations I found in the court records I recovered. This one was truly heavy for many reasons. First of all because of the nature of the money Ullman owed Alberto and Jean/the estate and also because Ullman's children told me how their father's business was never very profitable and he had to work hard to make a living from the stars he represented. When Ullman's daughter Bunny was in high school she worked in her father's office at times as secretary. And Jean accusing Ullman of making money from the business is absurd. Of course he did. The question was whether Jean had a right to one penny of that money. The money George Ullman owed was money he advanced to the estate in good faith before he had access to the entire Valentino will. (see previous posts and read Affairs Valentino and The Case Files for that).
This document is also jarring in that we find Jean demanding to have access to all of George's client's personal contracts and financial records.
Both Ullman children told me that when their father received this order, he took a huge box of papers out in their back yard and burned them all. Records of celebrities personal business?
The court rejected Jean's demand and George's business was safe from the pillaging. It is also worth pointing out that Jean's attorney, Morton E. Feiler worked for United Artists.
