Johnny Stompanato

Blogs
July 5, 2012
New Book on Mickey Cohen Shows He Wasn't Just a Notorious Gangster -- He Was a Folk Hero
Here in the breezy capital of bland, blond celebrities, it's hard not to feel a pang of regret after reading Tere Tereba's engrossing new book, Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster (ECW Press, Toronto), that Los Angeles lost one of its few genuinely colorful personalitie ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2009
Today in Photographs: April 7, 1958
Los Angeles racketeer Mickey Cohen stands over casket of former associate Johnny Stompanato. Stompanato had been stabbed with a kitchen knife by girlfriend Lana Turner's 14-year-old daughter, who would later claim she acted in self-defense.Photo: LA Examiner/USC Digital ArchiveClick image to enlarge
Blogs
March 19, 2009
Today in Photographs: March 19, 1958
Back from Acapulco: Actress Lana Turner and Los Angeles businessman Johnny Stompanato return from a Mexican vacation. ("But there is no romance, Lana says," according to the original caption.) Turner's 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl, right, is on hand to greet them. Stompanato had been linked to mobst ... More >>
Music
July 1, 1999
Juke Joint Jive
Jimmie Maddin on the L.A. scene circa the '40s & '50s
Calendar
December 17, 1998
Getting Lew'd
How Mr. Wasserman Changed Hollywood
Calendar
September 3, 1998
Death Takes a Meeting
Excavating the Necropolis of Angels