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   John "Handsome Johnny" Roselli (born Filippo Sacco; July 4, 1905 – August 7, 1976), sometimes spelled Rosselli, was a mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization exert influence over Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip.

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   Nov 12, 2018 · On July 28, 1976, “Handsome Johnny” Rosselli, a mobster who rose up through the ranks with Al Capone, had brunch with his sister in Miami before borrowing her car and driving to the marina.

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   Handsome Johnny: The Life and Death of Johnny Rosselli: Gentleman Gangster, Hollywood Producer, CIA Assassin. by Lee Server. Check out an excerpt from Lee Server’s Handsome Johnny, a vivid account of Johnny Rosselli’s astonishing fifty-year career.

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   A one-time Hollywood producer who became a CIA assassin for hire at the height of the Cold War, Handsome Johnny Roselli could never be accused of living a sedate life. Sam Moore uncovers the life of this mysterious man.

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5. www.nationalcrimesyndicate.com › on-this-day-inOn This Day in 1976 Johnny Roselli Died, Aged 71 - The NCS

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   Aug 9, 1976 · On this day in 1976 one of the main players in the Chicago Outfit, Johnny Roselli, died at the age of 71. Johnny helped the Outfit control the Las Vegas strip during the 40’s and 50’s, and by the time the 60’s had come around he found himself being unknowingly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency in a plot to assassinate Cuban ...

6. ganglandwire.com › hollywood-gangsterJohnny Roselli: Hollywood Gangster - Gangland Wire

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   May 8, 2024 · In this episode of Mafia Biographies, delve into the captivating life of John “Handsome Johnny” Roselli. Born Filippo Sacco in 1905, Roselli’s journey traversed organized crime during Prohibition, connections with mob figures like Al Capone, and ventures into liquor imports and labor racketeering.

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   Did Johnny Roselli live a sedate life?

   • A one-time Hollywood producer who became a CIA assassin for hire at the height of the Cold War, Handsome Johnny Roselli could never be accused of living a sedate life. Sam Moore uncovers the life of this mysterious man. Chicago, The Windy City, 1938. (Photo: Ferdinand S. Hirsh)

   Handsome Johnny Roselli: The Hollywood Mobster - whynow

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   Who was Johnny Rosselli?

   • Right Image: Marilyn Monroe via Wikimedia Common On July 28, 1976, “Handsome Johnny” Rosselli, a mobster who rose up through the ranks with Al Capone, had brunch with his sister in Miami before borrowing her car and driving to the marina. There, he boarded a private boat with two men, one of them an old friend.

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   What happened to Rosselli?

   • An investigation into the “facts” of Rosselli’s life was begun. In all parts of the country agents gathered evidence, examined files, followed leads, interrogated people from all known periods of the man’s life. It went on for years.

   Handsome Johnny: The Life and Death of Johnny Rosselli: Gentleman

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   What did Rosselli do after his father died?

   • When his father died, Rosselli stopped going to school and walked around seeking employment, shining shoes and selling newspapers to help his mother. He was eventually pulled toward Maverick Square, a place where so-called wise guys hung out and occasionally dispatched kids to be their lookouts.

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   When did John Roselli move to Los Angeles?

   • Roselli moved to Los Angeles in 1924, pleading guilty to bootlegging that same year. Roselli began his California criminal career working for small-time bootleggers, becoming the top truck driver for Tony Cornero. Eventually, Roselli was promoted to working closely with the Cornero brothers to secure liquor imports into Southern California.

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   How did Roselli influence Hollywood?

   • Roselli was out of a job and his influence over Hollywood was dead. Hollywood had made him wealthy beyond imagination, it had made him famous, it had led him to the beds of the most desirable starlets of the age and ultimately it defined his urge to be close to celebrity.

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   Jun 6, 2024 · This Calif. man was hired to kill Fidel Castro — and ended up dead in a barrel. A handsome mafia fixer and 'strategist' who became a Hollywood producer, the facts of Johnny Rosselli's life...