“I’ve Got a Secret,” 62–65, 68
cancellation of, 70, 71
“Jackie Gleason Show, The,” 64
“Jacques Fray Music Room, The,” 50
Javits, Jacob, 123
Jerome, Tony, 272
John Paul I (Pope), 83
Johnson, Doug, 295
Johnson, Lyndon, 73
Johnson, Richard, 200, 202
Jones, Candy, 31, 43, 131
on Myerson’s show, 50
Juilliard, 43
Kalscheim, Harry, 38
Kaminsky, Peretz, 10
Kampelman, Max, 97, 99
Kandel, Allyn, 147
Kaplan, Bruce, 165, 169
Kass, Samuel, 27
Keenan, John, 279, 281, 282, 285, 286, 287–88, 296, 315, 316–17, 318, 322, 334
opinion of government’s case, 328–29
Kennedy, Barbara, 321
Kennedy, John F., 66
Kennedy, Robert, 227
King, Billie Jean, 103
Kissinger, Henry, 105
Kissinger, Nancy, 105, 242
Klein, Edward, 120
Koch, Edward I., 3, 79, 93, 116, 117, 122, 134, 184, 209, 222, 252, 264, 290, 312, 315, 331, 338
accomplishments of, 226
admiration for Myerson, 81
appointment of Myerson, 167, 168–69
Capasso and, 172
corruption investigation and, 228, 229, 230, 232, 254
expresses confidence in Myerson, 205
kindness to Myerson, 258
learns of Sukhreet Gabel hiring, 204–205
linked romantically with Myerson, 108, 110, 112–13, 115
mayoral campaign of, 106, 107–15, 128
Myerson’s grand jury appearance and, 242–43, 244
Myerson’s resignation and, 255, 256–57
Myerson’s Senate campaign and, 124, 130
orders investigation of Myerson, 245
reaction to allegations against Myerson, 235–36, 258–59
refuses position to Myerson, 143
rumors about sexual orientation of, 108, 111, 113–14
told of harassment complaints, 143
trial testimony of, 318–20
Koch, Louis, 115
Kramer, Gilda, 48
Kramer, Marcia, 236, 237–38, 244, 251, 262, 274, 286
Kramer, Sam, 48, 57
Ku Klux Klan, 42
La Guardia, Fiorello, 17, 26, 36, 176
Lachman, Charles, 257
LaFolette, Dorthea Anderson, 15, 16, 43, 168
Lambert, Benjamin, 120
“Larry King Live,” 333
Laskin, Barbara, 291
Lawrence, David, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 241, 242, 243, 247, 248, 262, 264, 265, 281, 282, 299
at trial, 288, 293, 294, 297, 304, 309, 310, 319–20, 321, 323, 333
Lazarus, Simon, 76, 77–78, 79
League School, 74
Lear, Norman, 124
Lerer, Ken, 131, 134
Leventhal, Howard, 188, 189–90, 192, 196, 198, 203
trial testimony of, 291–92, 293
Leventhal, Nat, 211
Levine, Jacob, 10
Levinson, John, 211
Levy, Matthew, 56
Life magazine, 94
Liman, Arthur, 124
Lindsay, John, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 84, 94, 97, 105, 107, 108, 111, 168, 175, 178
attacks Myerson, 131
in mayoral polls, 98
offers position to Myerson, 74
presidential campaign of, 96
rumors about Myerson and, 95–96
Senate campaign of, 123, 131, 132, 134
Lindsay, Mary, 95–96
Lombardi, Tony, 232, 233, 237, 241, 262, 263, 294, 333
Lowenstein, Les, 188
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 64, 65, 68
“Makin’ Whoopee,” 64
Manes, Donald, 227, 228–30, 249, 257
Capasso’s friendship with, 150, 152, 171, 231, 234, 247, 248, 310
Myerson’s Senate campaign and, 129–130
suicide of, 230
Manes, Marlene, 148, 152
Mangan, Margaret, 92
Maniewich, Abraham, 10
Marcus, J. Gordon, 116–22, 123, 129, 144, 146
harassment of, 119, 135–43
Margolis, Bobbie, 172
Margolis, David, 172
Margolis, Esther, 268, 332
Marks, Al, 71, 72
Marrero, Victor, 76
Marshak, Megan, 202
Marty, Nelson, 329, 331
Mathis, Phyllis, 33
Maxwell, Marcella, 209–11
Mayor’s Advisory Council on Consumer Affairs, 79, 81
M.C. & Son, 147
McDermott, John, 276–77, 278
McGovern, George, 227
McGuire, Robert, 141, 143
McKinney, Louise, 54
Meadows, Jayne, 62, 63
Mehta, Zubin, 242
Merriman, Randy, 52
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 64
MGM. See Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Michaelson, Judith, 98
“Mike Douglas Show, The,” 71
Milnes, Sherrill, 242
Miss America, 1945, ix, x, 19, 268
Miss America pageant, 23, 24, 26–33, 74
Myerson as host of, 53, 64, 68, 71–72
Moore, Gary, 62
Morgan, Henry, 62, 63, 64, 68, 69
Morgenthau, Robert, 257–58
Morrisroe, Patricia, 57, 144, 170, 251
Moses, Robert, 175, 177, 180, 324
Motley, Constance Baker, 278
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 106, 124, 125, 130
Mulcahy, Susan, 200
Mulhearn, Patrick, 221–22, 324
Murdoch, Rupert, 109
Myerson, Bella Podelaky, x, 2, 9–10, 13, 21, 30, 49, 52, 98, 129, 342, 343
death of, 160
disparagement of Myerson, 7–8, 43
domineering personality of, 11–12
early life of, 8
immigration of, 9
music and, 14, 15, 16, 19, 26
Myerson’s divorce and, 54
Myerson’s first husband and, 46
parsimony of, 14, 18
reaction to Miss America triumph, 35
sabotages Myerson’s social life, 19
Myerson, Bess
acts in plays, 62
aftermath of trial, 341–43
anti-Semitism and, ix, x, 25, 31–32, 39–40, 41–42
appearance of, x, 2, 8, 12, 17–18, 20–21, 28–29
attitude toward looks, 21, 22, 26, 28, 34
beauty queen image of, 75–76, 99, 124–25, 128
birth of, 8
books of, ix, x, 156–57, 260, 268
cancer of, xi, 102–6, 123, 250
Carnegie Hall debut of, 42–43
childhood of, 7–16
columns by, 100, 104, 122, 126
as consumer affairs commissioner, 7, 73–84, 93, 124
criticism of, 81, 83–84, 94
legislation supported by, 81, 94
political liability of, 125, 131
popularity of, 78, 80, 82, 84, 95
resignation from, 97, 98
toughness of, 77–78
as consumer affairs reporter, 94, 105, 157–58
as consumer consultant, 100, 102, 103, 104, 108, 123, 125, 126, 131, 133
cosmetic surgery of, 87, 121
as cultural affairs commissioner, 167–69, 186–88, 199, 255–56
leave of absence from, 245, 249–50
resignation from, ix, 2, 255
daughter of. See Grant, Barra
denies bribery allegations, 235, 245–46, 249–51
diary kept by, 87, 89–90, 91
divorces of, xi, 60, 61, 70, 92
early television career of, 50–54
education of, 17, 19–20, 21
financial insecurities of, 62, 65, 70, 74, 93, 104, 123, 126–27, 277
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bsp; financial worth of, 90, 92, 123, 128, 241, 277, 324
grand jury appearance of, 242–43, 244
harassment campaign and, 135, 136–37, 139–40, 142–43
height of, 12, 15, 18, 44, 52
hysterectomy of, 103
indictment of, ix, 1–6, 265–67, 268–69
influence of Depression on, 13, 74
investigation of, 241–43, 242, 244–64
on “I’ve Got a Secret,” 62–65
Judaism and, 2–3, 8–9, 10–11, 13, 24–25, 35–36, 73, 99, 123
Judge Gabel and, 186–87, 192
Koch’s campaign and, 107–115 See also Koch, Edward I.
loyalty inspired by, 95
marriages of. See Grant, Arnold; Wayne, Allan
mayoral “campaign” of, 96–99, 106
measurements of, 28
as Miss America, 34–43
Miss America pageant and
as contestant, 26–33
as host, 53, 64, 68, 71–72
as Miss New York City, 23–25, 26, 27
modeling and, 21–22, 38, 39, 43–44, 48, 62
mother’s death and, 160
mother’s influence on, x, 7–8, 11–12, 30, 43, 49, 98, 342, 343
music and, 14–16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23–24, 29, 36, 37, 42–43, 48–49, 64, 68
not guilty plea of, 267
political ignorance of, 124, 131
prenuptial agreement signed by, 71, 87, 88
professional setbacks of, 71–72
psychiatric help received by, 69, 70
refuses screen test, 36
relationship with Capasso. See Capasso, Carl Andy
relationship with Sukhreet Gabel, 187–88, 191–92, 193–94, 196, 197, 202, 206–7, 238–40
complaints about work of, 208–9
questions about hiring of and, 201, 204–206
recommends firing of, 211
removal of Capasso property and, 266–67, 270–74
romantic obsession of. See Marcus, J. Gordon
as senatorial candidate, xi, 7, 100–101, 105–6, 121, 123–34, 135, 137, 139, 143, 165
shoplifting of, xi, 85–86, 94, 99, 168, 274–78, 286, 324, 342
suffers stroke, 145, 146, 155, 157
support of Israel, 51, 72, 124
teenage social life of, 18–20
television commercials and, 64
as television reporter, 100, 103
television show with Rubin, 157
trial and, 284–85, 288, 289–90, 291, 303, 308–9, 313, 316, 321, 322, 323, 329, 330, 331–32, 333, 335–36. See also Bribery trial
vaudeville tour of, 36–37, 39
Myerson, Helen, 2, 3, 10, 15, 23, 32, 41
Myerson, Joseph, 8
Myerson, Louis, 2, 8, 9–10, 12–13, 16, 52, 129
death of, 143
dominated by wife, 19
early life of, 9
Myerson buys car for, 37
Myerson’s divorce and, 54
Myerson’s resemblance to, 21
parsimony of, 14, 15
personality of, 13
reaction to Miss America triumph, 35
Myerson, Sylvia. See Grace, Sylvia
Nader, Ralph, 100
“Name’s the Same, The,” 53, 62
Nanco Contracting Corporation, 144, 161, 215
investigation of, 231, 233, 234, 241–42
as marital asset, 162, 218, 222–24
origin of name, 149
National Association of Women Judges, 179
NBC, 67
New York Daily News, 69, 77, 96, 109, 112, 120, 131, 132, 229, 235, 236, 238, 244, 251, 259, 274, 286, 341
Myerson’s column in, 100, 104
New York magazine, 92, 112, 332
New York Newsday, ix, 231
New York Post, 1, 2, 34, 35, 80, 91, 97, 98, 109, 113, 120, 134, 146, 170, 197, 200, 206, 207, 257, 284, 285, 290, 316, 319, 320, 322, 343
New York State Committee on Discrimination in Housing, 176
New York State Rent Commission, 177
New York Times, 75, 100, 114, 132, 133, 157, 175, 178, 244
New York Times Magazine, 113, 120, 178
Newfield, Jack, 108, 258
Newmarket Press, 268
“News at Five,” 157–58
Nixon, Richard, 98, 123
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, 98
O’Dwyer, Paul, 324
Off-Track Betting Corporation, 115
Okon, May, 96
O’Meara, Gloria, 141, 142, 143
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 167
O’Neill, Edward, 77
Open dating law, 94
Pagan, Nelson, 197, 321, 322
Paige, Robert, 52
Paley, William S., 242
Palmer, Betsy, 62
Palomino, Fabian, 184
Pape, John C., 21, 23, 27, 28
Papp, Joseph, 191
Parking Violations Bureau, 229, 230
Parks, Bert, 52, 133
Passannante, William, 184
Peabody, Samuel, 247–48
Peck, Gregory, 242
“People Are Talking,” 293, 333, 338
Perdue, Frank, 124
Peters, Roberta, 242
Peterson, Peter, 120
Pickford, Mary, 67
“Please Make Me Happy,” 157
Pochoda, Pearl, 13
Pochoda, Sam, 13
Podell, Bert, 227
Poor Pay More, The, 76
Porter, Sylvia, 124
Posner, Stephen, 53
Power Broker, The, 177, 324
Powers, John Robert, 21, 22
President’s Commission on organized crime, 233
Pressman, Gabe, 235
Price, Leontyne, 242
Purcell, Gerald, 330
Purnick, Joyce, 113, 114, 244
Quiz show scandals, 64
Raboy, Isaac, 10
Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto, 42
Radziwill, Lee, 242
Ramey, Venus, 29, 33, 39
Reagan, Maureen, 242
Reagan, Ronald, 64, 228
Redbook magazine, 100, 104, 122
Reilly, Brian, 159, 193
Reilly, Samantha, 193, 259, 332
Rent and Rehabilitation Administration, 178
Revis, Jan, 182–83, 211
Rickman, Herbert, 172, 184, 186–87, 189, 207, 221, 252, 320, 322, 324, 330
cooperates with investigators, 234–35
opinion of Capasso, 146
Sukhreet Gabel’s hiring and, 203–204, 239
trial testimony of, 312–17
RKO-Radio Pictures, 67
Rockefeller, Happy, 105
Rockefeller, Laurance S., 242
Rockefeller, Mary, 242
Rockefeller, Nelson, 97, 98, 105, 202
Rome, Bernie, 112, 115
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 66
Rose Bowl Parade, 38
Rosenbaum, Michael, 114
Ross, Barbara, 235
Rourscheidt, Randall, 199
Rubin, Eleanor, 193, 332
Rubin, Theodore Isaac, 135, 193, 248, 332
Capasso seeks help from, 164
television show with Myerson, 157
Rudell, Anne, 57
Rudell, Richard, 55, 58, 59
Russell, Bob, 32, 33
Sadowsky, Ed, 75
Samuels, Gertrude, 178
Sanderoff, Judy, 11, 35
Sanderoff, Sam, 11
Santucci, John, 123, 131, 132, 134
Schackman, Walter, 272, 273
Schaeffer, Philip, 239, 252, 262–63, 303
Schrag, Philip, 79, 82
Schwartz, Shirley, 17
Schwartzman, Mildred, 35–36
Schwarz, Frederick A. O., 244–45
Sexton, Brendan, 184
Shalleck, Leonard, 223
Shaw, Patti Hearst, 242
Sholem Aleichem Cooperative Houses, 21, 25, 39
as an experiment, 10–11
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origin of name, 8–9
reaction to Miss America triumph, 35–36
rent strike in, 13–14
Shrobe, Brenda, 197
Siegel, Mark, 184
Sills, Beverly, 167, 242
Sinatra, Barbara, 242
Sinatra, Frank, 242
Singer, Ruth, 10, 18, 36
Sklar, Robert, 250
Slaughter, Lenora, 24–25, 26, 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 43, 45, 74
concerns about anti-Semitism, 25
impression of Myerson, 28–29, 34
on Myerson’s show, 50
suggests name change, 24
Smith, William, 276, 277
Smith, William French, 228
Son of Sam, 108
Spector, Morris, 92
Spota, George, 64
Squadron, Howard, 75
Stein, Andrew, 124
Steinberg, Joel, 318
Steinem, Gloria, 124
Stern, Henry J., 78–79, 81, 83, 93, 95, 97
Stern, Irving, 81
Stern, Robert A. M., 153
Stern & Rubens, 176
Stern, Sandy, 191, 332, 334, 336, 341
Stewart, Charles, 246, 248, 249
Streep, Meryl, 332
Streisand, Barbra, 83
Sugarman, Louise, 23
Sullivan, Ed, 67
“Summertime,” 24, 29
Sutton, Percy, 110
Sweet, Robert, 73, 74
Taibbi, Mike, 244, 245, 250
Tammany Hall, 108
Tarnow, Herman, 215, 216, 218, 220, 223, 224
cooperates with press, 237–38
suggests investigation of Capasso, 231
Tea and Sympathy, 62
Thomas, Norman, 14
Thomas N. England General Hospital, 27, 30
Thompson, Marilyn, 235
Tisch, Howard, 95
Todman, Bill, 63
Tournament of Roses Parade, 64, 68, 72
Tree, Marietta, 182
Trimble, Gerald R., 29
Truman, Bess, 38
Trump, Donald, 259
Turner, Lana, 67
20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, 67
Tyler, Andrew R., 222, 224, 225, 240, 241, 261
Tyler, Harold R., Jr., 227, 228, 245, 251, 252, 253–54. See also Tyler report
Tyler report, 254–55, 256, 257, 258–59, 260, 262, 312, 315, 320, 338
Unit pricing, 81–82, 94
Updike, John, 208
Vanni, Bob, 207
Village Voice, 108, 258
Vogue magazine, 100
WABC-TV, 94, 113
Wagner, Robert F., 97, 175, 177–78
trial testimony of, 324
Walker, Rick, 276
Wallis, Marjorie, 20, 37
Walters, Barbara, 103
Warner Theater, 28, 31, 32
WAVES, 20
Wayne, Allan, 45–49, 52–54, 64, 89
accused of misappropriating assets, 58, 59–60
death of, 61
divorce from Myerson, 60
drinking of, 54, 58, 60–61
father’s death and, 53–54
reconciliation attempt of, 57
resents Myerson’s career, 53, 54, 57
seeks custody of daughter, 55–58, 60
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