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5 days ago · It’s about the rise and fall of the Las Vegas casinos run by the mob in the ’70s and ’80s, centered around real-life figures like Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and Tony “The Ant” Spilotro. Who is the character Sam Rothstein based on?
2 days ago · Reid presided over the 1979 hearing that refused to issue a gaming license to casino operator Frank Rosenthal because of his ties to organized crime groups such as the Chicago Outfit and particularly his close personal association with mobster Anthony Spilotro. Reid later stated that "Rosenthal was the only person that I was ever afraid of."
3 days ago · In 1995, De Niro partnered with Martin Scorsese again, this time for the creation of "Casino", in which De Niro portrayed Vegas casino manager with Mafia ties Sam Rothstein. The story was based on the real-life story of Frank Rosenthal.
2 days ago · In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
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1 day ago · Remembering János Starker. On July 5, 2024, we celebrate the centennial of legendary cellist and teacher János Starker, principal cello from 1953 until 1958 and a frequent soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. János Starker was born in Budapest, Hungary, to Russian émigré parents. He began cello studies at age six, taught his first ...
5 days ago · Why the Red Sox could be surprising buyers ahead of the trade deadline. By Ken Rosenthal. Jul 1, 2024. Let’s pretend, for a moment, that someone other than John Henry owned the Boston Red Sox ...
3 days ago · David Rosenthal looks back at 40 years of the X Window System: A major reason for Sun's early success was that they in effect open-sourced the Network File System. X11 was open source under the MIT license.
