Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster: The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen - Brossura

Lewis, Brad

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ISBN 10: 1929631650 ISBN 13: 9781929631650

Casa editrice: Enigma Books, 2007

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`I have killed no man in the first place that didn't deserve killing by the standards of our way of life . . . I had no alternative. It was either my life or their life.' *Gripping story of infamous mobster Mickey Cohen *Reveals his relationship with some of Hollywood's greatest stars and America's most influential politicians *Provides startling insights into one of America's most vicious gangsters This is a marvellously detailed biography of Mickey Cohen, the mobster who controlled the Los Angeles rackets during the 1940s and 1950s. From his early days as Bugsy Siegel's bodyguard, to blackmailing Hollywood stars, this book tells the full story of this infamous gangster for the first time. The most social of any mobster in history, Mickey bridged the gap between Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Washington. Unlike many of his criminal predecessors, Mickey had unique and likeable attributes that attracted movie stars, religious leaders, politicians, jetsetters, and international business moguls. Mickey had the ear of many powerful people, including Richard Nixon, Reverend Billy Graham, and Washington Post columnist Drew Pearson. Enemies like Robert Kennedy were relentless in trying to topple Mickey. Known as the master blackmailer of the stars, his targets included Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner, and department store founder Alfred Bloomingdale. Groundbreaking and revelatory, Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster is a compelling portrait of organized crime through the eyes of one of America's most vicious gangsters. About the Author Brad Lewis is a novelist, biographer, playwright, screenwriter, and former actor. He co-wrote the bestselling biography of Milton Berle, with the actor's son William Berle. Lewis has advanced degrees from CUNY (Psychology) and New York University; a fellowship at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. A popular talk show guest, he has appeared on numerous radio and television programmes.

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Brad Lewis is a novelist, biographer, playwright, screenwriter, and former actor. He co-wrote the bestselling biography of Milton Berle, My Father, Uncle Miltie, with the actor's son William Berle, a candid look at the irreplaceable American television icon. Lewis' novel Dysplasia is a scalpel thriller centered on the sordid lives and weird sexual habits of 'celebrity doctors', exposing the seamy side of high profile specialists who perform unnecessary surgery on their female patients. Lewis has written often about the Hollywood scene, and is no stranger to celebrities and celebrity doctors. He personally and professionally has known Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Frank Sinatra, Willie Mays, Diane Keaton, Hugh Downs, Henry Mancini and Henry Kissinger. Anonymous underworld 'businessmen,' often sent their lady friends for treatment in his offices. That experience with known mobsters contributed to Lewis' interest in how gangsters, Hollywood, and Washington somehow connect in the American landscape. As an actor, Lewis appeared on television in As the World Turns, Love of Life, The Guiding Light, and trained at the prestigious H. B. Studios in Manhattan, with its founder Herbert Berghof and fabled acting teacher William Hickey. He appeared in many off and off-off Broadway productions. Lewis has advanced degrees from CUNY (Psychology) and New York University; a fellowship at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. A popular talk show guest, he has appeared on numerous radio and television programs.

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• Editore: Enigma Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1929631650
• ISBN 13: 9781929631650
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 396