Daughter of the King (37 page)

Lansky, Thelma “Teddy” (stepmother)

        
in Cuba,
169
,
184

        
death,
228

        
early history of,
77–78

        
fight over Meyer’s health,
186

        
help with plastic surgery,
118

        
marriage to Meyer Lansky,
76–77

        
‘Paul’s reaction to,
83

        
strains of living with,
121–123

        
visit in Miami with,
83–85
,
120–123

        
while Meyer in jail,
117–118

Lansky, Yetta (grandmother)

        
arrival in New York,
12

        
as best friend,
35
,
122

        
Buddy’s wedding,
171

        
family background,
27
,
35–36

        
home at Lansky compound,
169

        
home in Brooklyn,
35

        
Sandra’s appendicitis and,
127

Lanza, Joseph “Socks,”
16–17

Larry Mathews Salon,
159–160

Larsen, Don,
194

Las Vegas, Nevada,
59
,
137–139
,
200–201

Lassner, Wynne “Brownie,”
178–179

Lastfogel, Abe,
162–163

Lastfogel, Barbara,
162–163
,
178
,
179

Latin Quarter (New York nightclub),
40

Law of Return (Israel),
222–223

LCN (La Cosa Nostra),
203

Le Pavilion (restaurant),
178

Leigh, Dorian,
158

Leron, (store),
31

Levine, Red,
15

Levinson, Edward,
200
,
201

Lewis, Jerry,
7
,
104
,
106
,
162

Lewis, Joe E.,
70

Liberace,
180

Lighthouse (restaurant),
65
,
79

Lincoln, Abraham,
12

Lincoln, Robert,
34

Lindy’s (restaurant),
3

Liquor business,
18–19
,
24–25

The Living Room (New York nightclub),
188

Lombardo, Anthony (uncle),
212

Lombardo, Davide (stepson),
220

Lombardo, Gilda (mother-in-law),
213
,
216

Lombardo, Rocco (uncle),
212
,
213

Lombardo, Vince (husband)

        
bouncer at Copacabana,
210
,
214

        
Eden Roc job,
220

        
family background,
212–213

        
father’s death,
213

        
first date with Sandra,
211–212

        
first marriage,
215

        
first meeting with Sandra,
210–211

        
gang membership,
213–214

        
Mafia and,
214

        
marriage to Sandra,
217–218

        
Meyer Lansky and,
214–218

        
mother’s remarriage,
214

        
prizefighter,
214

        
proposal to Sandra,
216

        
reunited with Sandra,
220

        
school bullying,
212–213

        
separation from Sandra,
218–220

Long Branch, New Jersey,
33

Long Island Jewish Hospital,
190

Longchamps (restaurant),
5
,
103

Longshoremen,
17

Lou Waters,
40

Louis, Joe,
45

Luciano, Charlie “Lucky”

        
Benny Siegel and,
73

        
Dannemora prison,
14–15

        
death,
228

        
exile in Italy,
76

        
Frank Costello and,
14

        
Joe Adonis and,
183

        
Meyer’s deal for,
17–18

        
Moses Polakoff and,
100

Tomas Dewey and,
110

MacArthur, Douglas,
62
,
110

MacRae, Gordon,
88–89

Mad Dog Coll,
14

Madame Alexander,
31–32

Madden, Owney,
13
,
14
,
115

Mafia

        
FBI and,
203

        
Golda Meir’s reaction to,
223

        
Pete Mazzarino and,
214

        
Rocco Lombardo and,
212

        
Sandra’s drug addiction and,
219

        
Teriaca’s father and,
225

        
Vince’s promise to Meyer and,
216

Mafia Roadshow,
92

Majestic Apartments (New York),
14
,
22
,
181
,
228

Majestic Theatre (New York),
1

Make Believe Ballroom
(radio show),
44

“Mama Will Bark” (song),
104

Manganaro’s (grocery store),
212

Manhattan Riding Club,
88
,
159
,
197
.
See also
Aldrich Stables

Mantle, Mickey,
194

Marcus, David “Mickey,”
110–111
,
222

Marden, Ben,
53

Maria (dog),
144

Marlo, Micki (Moskowitz),
162
,
171

Marriage

        
Buddy’s,
170–171

        
Mazzarino’s,
214

        
Meyer’s to Teddy,
76–77

        
parent’s,
23–24

        
Paul’s,
165

        
Sandra’s,
127–134
,
216–217

        
Siegel’s,
26

        
Vince’s first,
215

Marsh, Joan,
152

Marsh, Joe,
152
,
170

Martin, Billy,
194

Martin, Dean

        
Riviera Supper Club and,
7

        
Sandra’s affair with,
162–166
,
187

        
Sands Hotel in Las Vegas and,
201

        
Swifty Morgan and,
70

        
Willie Moretti and,
104
,
106

Martin, Gina,
166

Martin, Jeannie,
166

Mason, Jackie,
157

Mason, James,
142

Mathews, Larry,
159–160

Mayo Clinic,
226

Mazzarino, Pete,
214

McClellan Committee,
182

Meir, Golda,
222
,
223

Memorial Hospital (Hollywood, Florida),
185

Mengele, Joseph,
224

Mental hospitals,
54–56
,
59
,
61
,
219

Merman, Ethel,
104
,
127

Mexican Hayride
(Broadway show),
1

Mexico (honeymoon trip),
134–141

Miami, Florida

        
after parent’s divorce,
83–85
,
120–123

        
honeymoon,
140–141

        
Lansky compound,
167

        
winter home,
49–50
,
64–65

Military Academy.
See
West Point Military Academy

Military school,
30
,
32–33

Miller, Glenn,
43

Miller, John,
181
,
188

Miss Rheingold beauty contest,
71

Modeling experience,
158

Molaska, Inc.,
24–25

Monroe, Marilyn,
159–160

Montgomery, Robert,
99
,
204

Moonbeam’s Golden Genius (horse),
142

Moore, Willie (aka Willie Moretti). See
Moretti, Willie

Moretti, Willie (aka Willie Moore)

        
Deal, New Jersey,
33

        
death,
104–107
,
181
,
183
,
203

        
description of,
6

        
Frank Sinatra and,
7

        
Kefauver Hearings,
98

        
Riviera Supper Club,
53

Morgan, Swifty,
69
,
70

Moskowitz, Micki,
162

Mr. Lucky
(movie),
40

Mt. Nebo Cemetery (Miami),
228

Mt. Sinai Hospital (Miami),
224
,
227

Mullins, Minnie (nanny),
21
,
28
,
33

Muni, Paul,
124

Murder, of Benny Siegel,
72–74
,
181
,
203

Murder Incorporated,
3
,
26

My Friend Flicka
(book),
48

‘
Name That Tune
(television show),
160

Nannies,
21
,
28
,
33
,
64–67
,
84

Naples, Italy,
14
,
148–150

Nappy (dog),
144

National Enquirer
(tabloid),
181

National Horse Show, Madison Square Garden,
123

National Velvet
(movie),
48

New England Baptist Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts),
21

New Orleans, Louisiana,
26

New York Military Academy,
30
,
62

New York Strip steaks,
152

Nightclubs,
25–26
,
50
.
See also specific nightclubs

Nimitz, Chester,
62

Nixon, Donald,
221

Nixon, Richard,
221–222

Nixon administration,
222–225

Noonan, Connie,
155
,
157

Normandie
(ship),
16

North Shores Dog Tracks,
217

Notorious
(movie),
204–205

Nursery school,
33

O’Brien, Hugh,
187

O’Dwyer, William,
91
,
96
,
98–99
,
102

Oklahoma
(Broadway show),
1

“An Old Fashioned Wedding” (song),
133