Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of an L.A Mobster by Tere Tereba (English) Pap

Description: Mickey Cohen by Tere Tereba When Bugsy Siegel was murdered, his henchman Mickey Cohen took over the criminal activity in Los Angeles. This biography uncovers fresh information about Cohens life, loves, and corruption. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Equal parts biography and history, Mickey Cohen is a seductive, premium-octane blend of true-crime and Hollywood that spins around a wildly eccentric mob boss. Author Tere Tereba delivers tales of high-life, high-drama, and highly placed politicians, among them RFK and Richard Nixon; revelations about countless icons, including Shirley Temple, Lana Turner, and the Reverend Billy Graham; and provocative women. Meticulously researched, this rich tapestry presents a complete look at the Los Angeles underworld, and exposes powerful mobsters who silently inhabited the scene. Notes High octane true-crime and Hollywood glamour combine in this biography of an eccentric mobster. Author Biography Tere Tereba is an award-winning fashion designer and journalist. She has written for Interview and Italian Vogue and her account of Jim Morrison in Paris was selected by The Doors to appear in their book, The Doors: An Illustrated History. She lives in Los Angeles. Table of Contents Prologue: A Dangerous Place Act I: The California Wildcat 1. Boyle Heights Boychik 2. School of Hard Knocks 3. The Coasters 4. Fields of Manna 5. Young Blood 6. Picked from the Chorus 7. Hollywood Byzantine Act II: King of the Sunset Strip 8. Puttin on the Dog 9. A Thousand Hinky Plays 10. High Jingo 11. Smog Alert 12. Star-Crossed 13. Bum-Steered and Bum-Rapped 14. Tsuris 15. Death and Taxes 16. Judas and Iago Act III: The Long Goodbye 17. Shifting Winds 18. Brave New World 19. Sacrificial Lamb 20. Ink Junky 21. The Oscar 22. Bombshells and Bobby 23. End Games 24. Relic Cast of Characters Notes on the Text Selected Bibliography Photo Credits Index Review "Ms. Tereba brings flair and a tone of appalled fascination to her thorough and lively study of the man who plundered Los Angeles." -- Wall Street Journal Review Quote "With great style and boatloads of new information, Tere Tereba has crafted a page-turner about the greatest gangster LA has ever seen. . . . Few lived on the edge as long as Cohen, and fewer still earned a biography this entertaining." Gus Russo, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author, The Outfit and Supermob Excerpt from Book Two years earlier, in 1947, Mickey Cohen had become Los Angeless most prominent underworld figure. Standing five-foot-five in his custom-made elevator shoes, the pudgy, squat-legged former prizefighter was now as much a part of the local color as movie stars, palm trees, and smog. Having grown into a figure of immense fascination to the public, his exploits were constant headline-makers. L.A.s Capone - he seemed able to get away with murder. Many assassinations were ascribed to him, and in the past year alone, there had been multiple heavily publicized attempts on his life. Cunning, ruthless, and flamboyant, at thirty-five, Mickey Cohen was at the center of an ongoing underworld war and major political upheaval. Police, political figures, and members of the underworld had all heard the story: Cohen was again slated for assassination. The local Mafia wanted him dead, while another rival offered an apartment house as compensation for accomplishing the deed. A cadre of rogue cops had vowed to kill him, and members of his own gang were eager to displace him. Threatening to end the careers of an array of LAPD brass and prominent officials, he was scheduled to appear before a grand jury investigating police corruption. After dining with a lobbyist considered to be Californias political kingmaker, Mickey turned up at Sherrys. It was common knowledge the no-frills, smoke-filled restaurant was his favorite last-round hangout. Resplendent in an impeccably tailored pigeon gray suit, he settled into his regular spot, booth #12. Back to the wall, he sat surrounded by members of the press. The journalists he entertained were following him, anticipating high drama. While satisfying his addiction to chocolate ice cream, Mickey held court, kibitzing with them in his unique patois of fractured grammar and four-syllable words. Florabel Muir, the veteran newswoman who had become his covert advocate, asked him if it was dangerous to be clubbing. "Not as long as you people are around," the mobster told her. "Even a crazy man wouldnt take a chance shooting where a reporter might get hit." Knocking wood, he added, "Youre too hot." It was nearing 4 a.m. when plans for his exit began. Flanking the exit were plainclothes police, a sergeant from LAPDs Gangster Squad, and Special Agent Harry Cooper, the high-ranking state officer who, in a stunning move, had recently been assigned - by Californias attorney general - as Cohens bodyguard. Seeing the lawmen at the door, journalist Muir jokingly said to them, "What are you standing out here for? Trying to get yourself shot?" Given an all-clear signal, Cohen and his party, accompanied by a phalanx of bodyguards from both sides of the law, moved onto the neon-lit Strip. Muir lagged behind, stopping to buy the morning edition of the Examiner . As she picked up the paper, the journalist heard a volley, then another. Looking out the door, what she saw unfolded like a movie. A few feet away, a screaming man and young woman lay sprawled on the sidewalk. As the fusillade continued, she watched Cohen, blood darkening the shoulder of his jacket, shout commands. Then the state officer was hit. Clutching his stomach, Special Agent Cooper was still gripping his revolver as Cohens men struggled to pull him into a car. The wounded mob boss took charge, hoisting the hulking cop into the back seat as the big sedan roared into the night. This was the sixth of eleven attempts on the Hollywood mobsters charmed and violent life. Nearly thirty years later, at the end of nearly sixty years of crime, Mickey Cohen would die peacefully in his sleep, outliving many formidable assassins and all his prominent enemies, as well as his legendary sponsors, Bugsy Siegel, Frank Costello, and Lucky Luciano, as the most brazen and colorful gangster of them all. Description for Sales People Mickey Cohen was one of the most notorious gangsters ever ruling the mob scene in LA for over a decade. Tereba presents fresh information about Cohens lives, loves and corrupt dealings. Tereba is an award winning designer and journalist and has written extensively for Interview. A new film about Cohen, Gangster Squad (2012) will star Sean Penn as Cohen, Ryan Gosling also stars. Details ISBN1770410635 Author Tere Tereba Publisher ECW Press,Canada Year 2012 ISBN-10 1770410635 ISBN-13 9781770410633 Format Paperback Imprint ECW Press,Canada Place of Publication Montreal Country of Publication Canada Media Book DEWEY 364.092 Pages 328 Short Title MICKEY COHEN Language English Subtitle The Life and Crimes of an L.A Mobster Publication Date 2012-05-01 UK Release Date 2012-05-01 Alternative 9781770902022 Audience General AU Release Date 2012-05-31 Illustrations 40 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137405424;

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