In Glitter & Might, a new series exploring the intersection of show business and politics, bestselling author Shawn Levy unpacks the story of Lew Wasserman, the shadowy legend who lorded over Hollywood for half a century. He was a feared deal-maker, credited with breaking the impasse that ended the 1960 actors’ and writers’ strike. Wasserman oversaw seismic innovations in the entertainment business, but none as impressive as the way he connected it to Washington. Every president from Kennedy to Clinton took his calls. And he was as comfortable dealing with gangsters as with politicians.
Through original research and interviews with Wasserman's associates and the journalists who observed him, we learn how this mystery man definitively ruled many worlds.
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90: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar)
89: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Clark Gable, Franchot Tone and Barbara Payton
88: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. / Our Dancing Daughters to Grand Hotel
87: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Douglas Fairbanks / Lucille LeSueur Goes to Hollywood
86: The Blacklist Part 16: Kirk Douglas, Dalton Trumbo, and Otto Preminger (Breaking the Blacklist, Part 2)
85: The Blacklist Part 15: Frank Sinatra and Albert Maltz (Breaking The Blacklist, Part 1)
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84: The Blacklist Part 14: After the Fall: Arthur Miller
83: The Blacklist Part 13: On the Waterfront: Elia Kazan
82: The Blacklist Part 12: Stormy Weather: Lena Horne + Paul Robeson
Blacklist Flashback: Lena Horne During WWII
81: The Blacklist Part 11: Born Yesterday: Judy Holliday
80: The Blacklist Part 10: Salt of the Earth: Howard Hughes + Paul Jarrico
Blacklist Flashback: Howard Hughes + Jane Russell
79: The Blacklist Part 9: She: Richard Nixon + Helen Gahagan Douglas
78: The Blacklist Part 8: Storm Warning: Ronald Reagan, the FBI and HUAC
77: The Blacklist Part 7: Monsieur Verdoux: Charlie Chaplin's Road to Hollywood Exile
Blacklist Flashback: Charlie Chaplin During World War II
76: The Blacklist Part 6: He Ran All The Way: John Garfield
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