Once world famous as one of Hollywoods most important romantic leading men, today Ramon Novarro is mainly remembered for the manner of his death, a murderthat has become one of the most infamous in Hollywood history.Born in Mexico, Ramon Novarro was at the pinnacle of his career and was Rudolph Valentinos main rival in the Latin Lover category. He starred in a number of blockbusters, including Mata Hari with Greta Garbo, The Prisoner of Zenda, and the original Ben-Hur But behind Novarros carefully cultivated and maintained image of a deeply religious man devoted to his family was a closeted gay man who frequented male hustlers.9ompellingly told and impressively researched to include original interviews with Novarros surviving family, coworkers, former lovers, and the two men convicted of murdering him in 1968, Beyond Paradise provides a unique insight into the life, career, and the truth behind the murder of a seminal Hollywood figure.