Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster: The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen
by Brad Lewis
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A colorful biography of the Mick, a nattily attired, 5-foot-5-inch L.A. gangster who declared he never killed anyone who didn't deserve killing and who feared nothing but germs (hence, his habit of taking 2 to 3 hour showers). Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster is a fascinating portrait of how a Boyle Heights newsboy grew up to cross paths with movie stars, religious leaders, jetsetters and newspaper folks when he wasn't dodging assassination attempts on Sunset Boulevard. Lewis' book shines a show more light on an often overlooked chapter of the history of crime, L.A.'s mid-20th century underworld. show lessTags
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