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"Sinatra and $3.5m of Mafia cash" - ncr

Found this one under U.S. Casino History http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=480522005

It's a pretty good rundown about a new book about FS with a big blabbermouth boost from Jerry Lewis. Some pretty good stories related just in this article. Vegas, Rat Pack, Bugsy etc.

"Give Frank the role, or I will have you killed," Johnny Rosselli allegedly threatened Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn.

Rosselli figures in Robert Maheu's book, Next To Hughes as well. "Uncle Johnny" was what Maheu's children called him grin Maheu finds himself in 1959 sitting at a table at a lounge in El Rancho Vegas with owner Beldon Kettleman, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Johnny Roselli. In Maheu's pocket is a subpoena that he has been contracted to serve to Kettleman. The gig had been a lark in Maheu's mind until he had met Kettleman's "friend", Roselli just a few minutes before. In a move that enabled Mr. Maheu to write a book or two and address hobby groups years later, the unnerved would-be server returned the suboena...unserved.

Speaking of Rat Pack, here's Sammy with Bewitched and Henry in a '63 flick. Hope you got this far! vbg


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