Ronald bought Marlene Dietrich's letters. He told no one, and even Helen Slater didn't know that the attached personal items included many personal letters of the Hollywood actress.
The gossip among old stars, old directors, and old producers is actually not very harmful. Half of these people are no longer alive, and the other half are respected old artists.
Exposing those things about them will give people in the industry the impression of bullying them while they are old and weak.
But there are some letters that talk about things that are not within the scope of gossip. For example, the representative of the Jewish gang in Hollywood, Kirk Douglas...
In a letter to others, Marlene Dietrich mentioned what he did to Natalie Wood in 1955, when she was transitioning from a child star to a young female star, which was very bad, even by the standards of the time.
It all seems like compulsive behavior.
This matter also received a reply from John Ford, the most upright director in Hollywood at the time, to discuss the matter. Because of this matter, Natalie Wood later received some compensation and starred in important female roles in several films with major directors.
, completed the most difficult stage of transformation for child actors. This includes "The Searchers" filmed by John Ford.
As for another incident, Kirk Douglas was related to the disappearance of a young actress, Jane Spangler, in 1949.
This actress named Jane Spangler had been playing various supporting roles on the set. Before she disappeared, she told her friends that she was dating a very famous actor in the industry.
Two weeks after her disappearance, Jane Spangler's purse was found in Griffith Park. The situation at the scene appeared to be that her purse had been torn off with force and a strap was broken. There was nothing inside.
No money was found except an unfinished note:
"Kirk, can't wait any longer, go see Dr. Scott. Best to do this while mother is not home," the note ended with a comma, while Jane had just starred in "The Young Trumpeter" with Kirk Douglas.
"While working on the set, Kirk Douglas was also seen flirting with her.
And this Dr. Scott, in Hollywood at the time, was the codename of a university medical student who specialized in illegal abortions (abortion was illegal in California at the time)...
In the end, the LAPD eliminated Kirk Douglas as a suspect because he was filming a movie in Palm Springs at the time and had a sufficient alibi. However, in the correspondence between Marlene Dietrich and the famous producer Mike Todd at the time,
, Todd mentioned that his neighbor and friend Kirk Douglas met in Palm Springs with several prominent Jewish gangsters in Hollywood at the time.
The more Ronald watched, the more he broke into a cold sweat. Back then, when Hollywood was still lawless, various studios relied on gangsters to help control stars.
However, later on, due to the Chinese Exclusion Act and World War II, the gang war in Hollywood declined. A large number of Irish gangs entered the LAPD and other disciplinary forces to clean up their rights, while the Jewish gangs transformed into orthodox businessmen, and through the media
Finance, not a baseball bat, is used to achieve control of certain businesses.
Ronald felt that having this kind of thing in his hands might be a good thing or a bad thing. He spent a whole day alone in his apartment on Fifth Avenue reading letters. In addition to Kirk Douglas, there were many current
Not a very well-known star, the scandal of that year was mentioned in the correspondence between Marlene Dietrich and several trusted friends.
Feeling more and more that this matter was a bit hot, Ronald put the letters involving the scandal into the safe. He went out and bought an extra-large American coffee. He wanted to think about this matter carefully.
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"These letters cannot prove anything. Even if they are exposed, it is unlikely that the person involved will be immediately discredited. However, if you have any acquaintances in the FBI or LAPD, restarting the investigation is a possibility."
Ronald thought for a long time and decided to discuss it with his personal lawyer Lindsay Dole. This was because of the attorney-client confidentiality agreement, and Lindsay would not disclose it to anyone, including the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.
His secret. More importantly, Lindsay Dole and his business relationship have been tied up for many years. Now he and his Daydream Company are the largest clients of Lindsay's law firm, contributing more than half of the business.
source……
"I will not take the initiative to expose these letters, but will anyone come because of this matter..." Ronald's first consideration is the safety of himself and his family.
"No, it has been so many years, unless they have been looking for these letters... In that case, you need a better legal entity to place these letters..." Lindsay Dole has also seen the world
There are many old money families in New York, and there are many scandal-related things that need to be dealt with - they cannot be published or destroyed...
"You mean, I burned these letters?"
"If Marlene Dietrich were your grandmother, I would advise you to do this. But now you bought it through a sale. If someone finds out about this matter, destroying the letter will not win their trust...
My suggestion is to establish an independent non-profit legal entity, such as the Marlene Dietrich Research Association, and then donate these letters, clothing, etc. to this entity, but in fact the directors of the association are still under your control
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In this way, these letters are legally put into the safe. You can set up trust terms. Certain letters cannot be publicly researched. Marlene Dietrich research experts must obtain the consent of all directors if they need to access them. But if a certain director
In the event of an accident, partners from two or more law firms will be present and the letters will be opened jointly under the witness of the news media..."
Lindsay Dole’s suggestion is to create a legal safe. As long as something happens to Ronald or his family, public procedures will automatically start. America is a country that pays attention to contracts, and there are many well-known firms.
and the protection of the media controlled by Ronald himself. If these are added to the provisions of his will, they will automatically activate in the event of an accident on his part.
Normally, he would not allow anyone to think of murdering him, but he also publicly hinted that those who had a vital interest in the research association he controlled should not act rashly and do anything detrimental to themselves.
"Very good, let's do it this way. I will appoint you and lawyer Mickey Kanter to draft this matter..." Ronald chose two lawyers who have the closest relationship with him to do this matter. The cost of such betrayal
It will be quite high.
"However, don't call it the Marlene Dietrich Research Society. Let's organize a research conference on the Golden Age of Hollywood. It will not only be limited to star research at that time, but also do some research and restoration work on directors and films at that time, and do some cover.
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Ronald thought for a moment, and he didn't intend to threaten those people with this immediately. What's more important was to be prepared, and directly linking up with Marlene Dietrich might arouse the suspicion of Kirk Douglas.
"Golden Age Hollywood Research Society..." Lindsay Dole wrote down the name and left.
"Dan, I have some very sensitive information. How can I collect it to ensure safety and reliability?" Ronald asked his bodyguard Daniel again.
"How sensitive is it? Is it something you don't want people to know, or something someone wants to find?" Bodyguard Daniel is a security expert and is certainly no stranger to this.
"How would the highest level, say the hypothetical occupant of the White House, keep this secret?"
"Oh, then we have to talk about the most important principle of safety, so that people who want to find them can trust that they know where the things they want are."
Daniel immediately came up with a solution. In addition to installing a high-grade safe in the most secure place in his home, he also had to place cameras and infrared sensors around it to detect movements, making the safe a bait to attract others.
The real documents are stored in a safer place under cover, while unknown backups are stored in a bank safe.
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"Zi la..."
"Ronnie, can't you tell these decorators to keep their voices down?"
After returning to Los Angeles, Ronald started the renovation project. In addition to transforming the study room into a corner for placing the highest-grade safe, he also hired the Chinese garden decoration team from that year to continue doing some Chinese-style decoration inside the house.
"Sorry, Diane, I promise they will only be noisy for three days..." Ronald replied.
"It was completed in three days?"
"No, we won't drill the impact drill in three days..."
"Oh, I can't stand it anymore. If you don't fix it, I will go back to my apartment to live..." Diane couldn't bear the noise and took Little Roger to visit her best friend Demi Moore.
went.
"Kevin...Whitney..."
A few days later, Ronald attended the premiere of "The Bodyguard" in Los Angeles. The movie was not a huge A-level production, and the guests were mainly the leading actors and Ronald's friends.
Both Jean-Claude Van Damme and Lundgren came to the scene wearing their respective representative clothes. In addition to taking photos with Ronald respectively, they also made a few gestures in the air. Now the two people's persona in the public audience is that they are two mutually exclusive people.
Action stars who can't stand each other...
After that, Kevin Costner, his wife, and Whitney Houston came together to make an appearance.
What’s funny is that Costner’s wife Cindy didn’t know if she caught Costner cheating before, so every time Costner and a female celebrity attend an occasion, she has to show up to highlight her real wife.
status.
This time is no exception, but although Whitney Houston's skin color is not the darkest among black people, it is obviously much darker than white people. A group photo of the three of them, Whitney Houston is on the left and Costner is on the left
In the middle, his wife's heart is on the right. The skin color of the three people under the dim light exceeds the tolerance of ordinary film.
If the exposure is adjusted according to Cindy's skin color, Whitney Houston's face will only be white teeth and the sparkle of diamond earrings. If the exposure is adjusted according to Whitney Houston's skin color, then Cindy Coster
Na will become frighteningly white like a Japanese geisha...
"Oh, God..."
It turned out to be Ronald, who was a photographer. He knew at a glance that there was something wrong with these photojournalists, so he had to say hello to Diane, stepped forward, separated Whitney and Cindy, and held one arm with Kevin Costner each.
By taking photos, I can balance my skin tone as much as possible, so that my photos will not be attacked by black and feminist associations tomorrow.
"Diane, your Ronald is really such a gentleman..." Afterwards, Whitney Houston came over to thank Ronald and Diane. Originally, her husband Bobby was involved in a domestic violence incident today.
He was scribbled by gossip reporters, and if he added the black and white photo comparing it to Cindy Costner, he would be the target of criticism tomorrow.
"Oh, star wife, you know, please be more understanding..." Diane was very enthusiastic about Whitney Houston. The original album had been sent to her home in advance. Diane's favorite was the cover of Dolly Parton's song.
"I will Always Love You……"
"Let me introduce to you, this is the most famous producer among our black musicians, Mr. Quincy Jones, and these are his two daughters, Kidada and Rashida..."
Ronald recognized that this was Quincy Jones, the producer of Michael Jackson back then, and stepped forward to shake hands with him. This man was a very famous veteran in the black music industry, and he was also looking at Whitney Houston this time.
Just to support the movie.
"Hello, Mr. Jones, and your two beautiful daughters." Ronald glanced over and saw that these two daughters were a bit uneven in appearance, and their skin color was closer to that of the mixed-race Halle Berry.
Actresses, it can be seen that they are all the offspring of Quincy Jones and a white man.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But Kidada's facial features are typical of black people, with a flat nose and thick lips. His other daughter Rashida has a high nose bridge and thin lips, and she looks more Caucasian.
"This is your Uncle Ronald. Don't you always say that you particularly like his movies? Why don't you dare to speak when you see him in person?" Quincy Jones shamelessly gave his daughter a lower grade and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.
Sell your daughter.
"We all like your movies..." the two mixed-race beauties with African-style names said in unison.
"Oh, really? Which one do you like?" Ronald asked casually as he had long since stopped feeling the compliment.
"Uh..." Kidada was stunned and couldn't say anything.
"I like working girls the most. You are the director who values women's rights the most in Hollywood. I have been watching your movies since I was a child..." Rashida was obviously well prepared, so she took Ronald and started chatting.
"Bichi..." Kidada looked anxious and couldn't say anything, so he could only curse secretly.
"I'll see if there's anything I can do..." Ronald said noncommittally, welcoming Quincy's two daughters to daydream, and then escaped from Rashida's personal defense without leaving a trace.
"Ms. Taylor is here. I went to greet her. I heard that her waist is not very good..."
"I'll go with you, I'm also a fan of hers." Rashida wanted to squeeze through to defend herself, but was pushed behind her by the bodyguards and reporters. She looked helplessly at Ronald and Diane who had just gotten out of the car.
Say hello to Elizabeth Taylor.
"Ms. Taylor, it's such an honor for you to come..."
"I'm not paralyzed yet, little cutie, you donated so much money to my foundation, I must come to your movie..." Elizabeth Taylor smiled and hugged Ronald, then wiped his hand openly.
Put the oil.
The reporters quickly took photos and then asked her how she felt. Now she rarely attends other people's premieres.
"Ah ha, yes, since the death of my third husband, Mike Todd, may he rest in peace in heaven, I've certainly been less involved in such activities. But today I'm here for those less fortunate, Ro
Nick is one of the main sponsors of my foundation, and my friends and I are very grateful to him..."
Elizabeth Taylor spoke to reporters there and made some more speeches urging the federal government to increase funding for...research. This was the most important thing to her now.
"Mike Todd..." Ronald was suddenly awakened by this familiar name.
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After returning home, Ronald began to look through the Hollywood almanacs of the past years in his study, which contained many excerpts from news reports from that year.
In 1957, 46-year-old Mike Todd married 24-year-old Elizabeth Taylor and named his private jet "Liz".
But sadly, in 1958, less than a year after Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor were newly married, Mike Todd's plane crashed on his way to New York to accept an award.
There was also a writer on the plane, Art Cohen, who was reportedly writing a biography for him and was intensively interviewing Todd and asking him about various things in his life. He was also killed.
What’s even more disturbing is that Mike Todd is Kirk Douglas’s neighbor. According to reports, he was playing tennis with Kirk at the time and invited Kirk to fly to New York on a private plane as a guest to present him with an award.
On the way back, we can also visit former Commander-in-Chief Truman.
After hearing about the plan, Douglas's wife Anne was upset and urged him to switch to a commercial flight, but then Kirk Douglas had a huge argument with his wife and said that if he couldn't fly with Todd, then he wouldn't go.