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...been rejected. On the day Nancy was in the hospital giving birth to daughter Patti, Kelley says, Reagan was at Christine's, sobbing that his life was ruined. In perhaps the book's most sensational allegation, Kelley asserts that Nancy had an extramarital fling of her own: with Frank Sinatra, who used to come up to the White House for private "lunches" -- winkingly placed in quotes by Kelley -- that lasted three or more hours...
...become something of a Las Vegas institution. He has his own retail sports shops, is a frequent TV commentator and counts show-biz entertainers like Frank Sinatra and Dionne Warwick among his friends. His total earnings are estimated at $500,000 a year. Despite his wealth, there is talk every year -- and especially this year -- that Tarkanian is considering a move to the pros. With the NCAA continuing to pursue what Tarkanian calls its "vendetta" against him, the National Basketball Association might be a very attractive option. But close acquaintances say such a move at the moment is unlikely. Even...
...Frank Sinatra April 20 at the Centrum
...scene, where designer names often grow to billboard proportions, the tag of the moment is Stussy. Designer Shawn Stussy, 36, of Laguna Beach, Calif., has made a splash with surf-meets-rap sportswear. Stussy and partner Frank Sinatra Jr. (no relation to you-know-who) say revenues hit $17 million last year in stores from Los Angeles to Manhattan. Stussy, a former surfboard maker, started his business in 1982 by transferring surfboard graphics to T shirts and shorts...
Brownstein walks us through some of the early history: moguls sycophantically pursuing Presidents; Bogie and Bacall barnstorming for Adlai Stevenson; the Hollywood Ten and the House Committee on Un-American Activities; the unholy Jack Pack of Frank Sinatra and J.F.K. (Gary Hart and Warren Beatty being the more cerebral, 1980s version). Much of the book's second half deals with the travails of a coterie of wealthy Hollywood liberals -- from Norman Lear to Rob Lowe -- who are desperate to be taken seriously...