Hollywood Confidential - Schwarz, Ted
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The first truly in-depth look at the history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former SAG President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. From the time Harry Cohn of Columbia and Louis B. Mayer of MGM accepted financing from organized crime, the mob assault became increasingly intense and continuing into the 1980s when the major studios were no longer important, the independents were on the rise, and it was no longer possible to buy, bribe, or blackmail in a meaningful way. There were deals and bad guys, but the mob as it existed was finished in Hollywood.…mehr

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The first truly in-depth look at the history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former SAG President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. From the time Harry Cohn of Columbia and Louis B. Mayer of MGM accepted financing from organized crime, the mob assault became increasingly intense and continuing into the 1980s when the major studios were no longer important, the independents were on the rise, and it was no longer possible to buy, bribe, or blackmail in a meaningful way. There were deals and bad guys, but the mob as it existed was finished in Hollywood.
Autorenporträt
Ted Schwarz is the author, co-author, or "ghost" of more than 100 books and well over 2,500 articles and short stories. He has been a frequent contributor to such shows as Hard Copy, E!-Entertainment's True Hollywood Mysteries and E!-Entertainment's True Hollywood Stories, the Mug Shots documentaries for Court TV, and numerous others. In all he has made approximately 300 appearances on shows ranging from "Geraldo!" to Pat Robertson's "The 700 Club." He lives in Cleveland.