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Tinseltown gangsters : the rise and decline of the mob in Hollywood / Jeffrey Sussman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sussman, Jeffrey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gangsters--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Gangsters.
- Motion picture industry--Employees--Labor unions--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Motion picture industry.
- Extortion--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Extortion.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--20th century.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One. The First Shark: Joseph Kennedy
- Chapter Two. Bugsy Siegel: Dream City Gangster
- Chapter Three. Mickey Cohen: Little Tough Guy
- Chapter Four. Willie Bioff: Solid Gold Extortionist
- Chapter Five. Handsome Johnny Rosselli: Smooth as Silk
- Chapter Six. Harry Cohn: White Fang
- Chapter Seven. Thelma Todd: The Death of the Ice Cream Blonde
- Chapter Eight. Sidney Korshak: The Outfit's Fixer in Hollywood
- Chapter Nine. The Cotton Club Murders
- Chapter Ten. Lords of Pornography
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sussman, Jeffrey. Tinseltown gangsters.
- ISBN:
- 9781538173572
- 1538173573
- Publisher Number:
- 40032222083
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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