Mickey Cohen

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero vs. James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential (Final Four)

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Here are two disparate ... More >>

Gangster Squad Retells the Stories of Better Movies

How an LAPD Homicide Detective Became One of Hollywood's Top Screenwriters

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 >>

Paul Koretz, L.A. City Councilman, Threatens to Punch Man Over Hitler Comment

Updated at the bottom: Ron Kaye captured video of the clash! First posted at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday. L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz threatened to "clock" a man who said "heil, Hitler" to the council during a public comments period at City Hall today, according to The City Maven. The Westside city lea ... More >>

'L.A. Noire' Video Game Coming To A Console Near You

You cRockstar GamesL.A. Noire -- black enough for ya?​ould learn about L.A.'s sordid, criminal history by reading the anthology Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics or John Buntin's awesome telling of the battle between gangster Mickey Cohen and late LAPD Chief William Parker, L.A. Noir: The Strug ... More >>

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

Today in Photographs: March 27, 1958

Colorful L.A. gangster Mickey Cohen looking not so colorful in county jail after his arrest for assaulting a federal narcotics officer.Photo: L.A. Examiner/USC Digital ArchiveClick image to enlarge

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 >>

Sherman Torgan: Last of the Independents

1944–2007

Best News-Hound Hangout Turned Buccaneer Bar

Finger-Pickin' Good

Goodbye, Braddy Daddy

The Last Picture Show

Of Los Angeles’ great archival double-bill theaters, only Sherman Torgan’s New Beverly Cinema remains. Can this revival house be saved?

This Band Could Be Your Film

Jamming with car alarms in the dark

Landmarks

Smoke House

Pacific Dining Car

Juke Joint Jive

Jimmie Maddin on the L.A. scene circa the '40s & '50s

L.A. Mob Does Vegas

Mickey Mouse Mafia still kicking