The Mob In Show Business By Hank Messick

1975 Vintage Paperback

Pyramid

Very Good condition

History

The Beauties and the Beasts: The Mob in Show Business by Hank Messick is a 1973 true-crime book exploring the connections between organized crime and Hollywood, featuring figures like Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Bugsy Siegel, and detailing mob influence on studios, banks, and celebrities through blackmail, corruption, and power plays. The book, also known as The Mob in Show Business, delves into specific scandals, including alleged cover-ups involving Jean Harlow and attempts to use Marilyn Monroe for blackmail.