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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.
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.
Aug 27, 2019 · Described by one informant as “sex crazy,” Rosselli was close to Judith Campbell Exner, a socially active California freelance artist who became involved with President John F. Kennedy and Chicago mobster Sam Giancana.
John “Handsome Johnny” Roselli (born Filippo Sacco); (1905-1976), was an influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization control Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip. In the early 1960s, Roselli was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a plot to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Nov 22, 2018 · Johnny Rosselli was one of those people who navigated the world by charming everyone in their path, including gangsters such as Al Capone and Frank Nitti, Hollywood censor Joseph Breen, union...
Jul 27, 2021 · 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.
Nov 13, 2018 · A man of great allure and glamour, Rosselli befriended many of the biggest names in the movie capital―including studio boss Harry Cohn, helping him to fund Columbia Pictures--and seduced some of its greatest female stars, including Jean Harlow and Marilyn Monroe.
