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Havana Nocturne

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by T. J. English


  ———. “Ginger Rogers, en persona, super-estrella en su gran revista,” December 1957.

  ———. “George Raft estrella absoluta en la gran revista de Abril,” April 1958.

  Skylar, Richard. “Cuba’s Lure-Legalised Filth!’” Suppressed, Vol. 4, No. 1, February 1957.

  Stag, Vol. 1, No. 5. “Sin—With a Rumba Beat!” November 1950.

  St. George, Andrew. “Cuban Rebels (Interview with Fidel Castro).” Look, April 3, 1958.

  Stratton, Richard. “The Man Who Killed Dutch Schultz.” GQ, September 2001.

  Striparama, Vol. 2, No. 2, “Cutie from Cuba…Carmela,” 1962.

  South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “Castro Calls Head of U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Havana a “Little Gangster,’” December 23, 2006.

  Tampa Times. “Trafficante Feels the Heat,” June 12, 1959.

  ———. “Trafficante Ouster May Be Postponed,” June 12, 1959.

  ———. “Trafficante Still Awaits Hearing on Deportation,” June 15, 1959.

  Tampa Tribune. “Zarate Bolita Case to Be Called Today Before Third Judge,” August 4, 1947.

  ———. “Deputies Pick Up Trafficante and Bodyguard ‘On Sight,’” January 23, 1954.

  ———. “George Zarate, Ex-Racketeer, Dies in Cuba,” August 25, 1955.

  ———. “Cuba Will Deport Trafficante on US Narcotics Request,” June 11, 1959.

  Time. “Caribbean Tyranny,” May 13, 1935.

  ———. “Lese Majeste,” May 27, 1935.

  ———. “Senator from Daytona,” April 12, 1948.

  ———. “A Game of Casino,” January 20, 1958.

  ———. “High Wind in Havana,” February 3, 1958.

  ———. “Death on the Malecón,” March 10, 1958.

  ———. “The Mob Is Back,” March 2, 1959.

  Velie, Lester. “Suckers in Paradise: How Americans Lose Their Shirts in Caribbean Gambling Joints.” Saturday Evening Post, March 28, 1953.

  Wald, Richard C. “Mafia Link in Death of Anastasia?” New York Herald Tribune, October 28, 1957.

  Whitney, Robert. “The Architect of the Cuban State: Fulgencio Batista and Populism in Cuba, 1937–1940.” Journal of Latin American Studies, 2000.

  DOCUMENTARIES AND TELEVISION PROGRAMS

  American Experience: Fidel Castro. PBS documentary. Directed by Adriana Bosch, 2004.

  Cuban Story. Documentary. Presented by Errol Flynn. 1959. DVD. Chatsworth, CA: Image Entertainment, 2002.

  Face the Nation. CBS Television. Interview with Fidel Castro, January 24, 1959.

  La Habana en los años 50s. DVD. Directed by Waldo Fernández. Produced by Marakka 2000.

  The Jack Paar Show. NBC Television. Interview with Fidel Castro, January 13, 1959.

  La mafia en La Habana. Documentary. Directed by Ana Diez. Produced by Marakka 2000.

  O.G.: Joe Stassi, Original Gangster. Documentary. Directed by Marc Levin and Richard Stratton.

  Person to Person. Edward R. Murrow interview with Fidel Castro, February 2, 1959.

  The Steve Allen Show. NBC Television. Live from the Hotel Riviera, January 16, 1958.

  The Story of Cuba’s Jungle Fighters. CBS Television documentary, August 1957.

  INSTITUTIONS

  Essential research in the form of law enforcement documents, transcripts, criminal files, magazine and newspaper archives, documentary films, old television programs, and photographs were culled from the following institutions: U.S. National Archives in Washington, D.C., which house files from the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) and also files of the Kefauver Committee hearings and those of the 1978 House Select Committee on Assassinations; Biblioteca Nacional José Martí, Havana; Hotel Nacional, historical archive, Havana; Museo de la Revolucíon, Havana; University of Miami Library (Cuban Heritage Collection); Tampa Tribune photo archive; New York City Municipal Archives; New York Public Library (Newspaper Division); Museum of Television and Radio, New York City.

  FBI FILES

  Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), FBI documents were gathered on the following individuals: Albert Anastasia, Meyer Lansky, Frank Sinatra, Santo Trafficante, and George Raft.

  Searchable Terms

  Note: Entries in this index, carried over verbatim from the print edition of this title, are unlikely to correspond to the pagination of any given e-book reader. However, entries in this index, and other terms, may be easily located by using the search feature of your e-book reader.

  Aadland, Beverly, 240

  Adonis, Joe, 37, 75, 197

  Aerovías Q, 106

  Afra, Tybee, 213, 249

  Afro-Cuban culture and music, 146, 148–49, 179–80, 213, 239, 242–44, 245, 256

  Air Force, Cuban, 276

  Alegría de Pío, 175–77

  Aleman, José, 284

  Allen, Steve, 248–49

  Almendares Tigers, 227

  Alo, Vincent “Jimmy Blue Eyes,” 77, 104

  Alpha 66, 324

  Ambar Motors, 101, 169

  Ambos Mundos Hotel, 240

  Anastasia, Albert, xv, 32, 82, 189–98, 224, 226–27, 228, 229–36, 263

  Anastasio, Anthony “Tough Tony,” 190–91, 235

  Anastasio, Umberto, 191

  see also Anastasia, Albert

  Anslinger, Harry J., 34, 35, 43–44, 46, 47–48, 72, 76

  Apalachin, Mafia convention at, 235–38, 263

  Arbentosa, 176

  Armando Jaime. see Casielles, Armando Jaime

  Armónicos, Los, 152

  Army, Cuban, xviii, 61–62, 68, 103, 112, 113, 122, 175, 177, 202, 255, 277, 286, 292, 294, 308

  Army, U.S., 25, 193, 309

  Arnaz, Desi, 243

  Arrowhead Inn, 91

  Astor Hotel, 23

  Auténtico Party, 87, 103, 107

  automobiles, American, 153, 203

  Bahamas, 286–87, 319, 320

  Bajo las Estrellas, 180

  Bakir, SS (freighter), 50

  Ball, Lucille, 243

  bananas, 59, 60

  see also United Fruit Company

  Banco Atlántico, 100, 130–31

  Banco de Créditos e Inversiones, 101, 129–30

  Banco Nacional de Cuba (BNC), 130–31

  BANDES (Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social), 131–32, 168, 269, 289, 290–91

  banks, crooked, 129–31

  Barbara, Joseph, 235

  Bárbaro del Ritmo, El, 179, 180

  see also Moré, Beny

  Barletta, Amadeo Barletta, 100–101, 130, 131, 164, 169

  Barletta, Amadeo Jr., 130

  Batista, Marta, 65–66, 142, 172, 268

  Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio, 58–68

  Aleman and, 284

  banks and, 131, 132

  Blanco Rico and, 166–67

  bribes to, 15, 16, 32, 55, 58–59, 66

  brother-in-law of, 164, 256

  bulimia of, 293

  on casinos, 98, 99, 156, 164–65, 172

  Castro and, 71, 121, 163, 173, 175, 176, 178, 186, 198, 200, 220, 221, 222–23, 254, 259, 260, 261, 265, 266, 274, 311, 324, 325

  censorship by, 63, 110, 123, 141, 177, 200, 201, 234, 292, 305

  on Communist Party, 139–40, 162

  on contradanza, 246

  coup d’état (golpe) by, xvii, 86–91, 110, 121, 130, 139, 140, 141, 147

  Cuban Revolution and, 203, 277–78, 292, 293–97, 303

  departure and exile of, 300, 301, 302, 307, 309, 318, 325, 329

  Diario de la Marina on, 95

  early years of, 59–60, 115, 116

  elections of, 139–42

  Freeport Sulphur Company and, 275–76

  Godfather Part II on, 31

  on Hilton Hotel, 227, 268

  Hotel Law (Ley Hotelera) 2074 and, 132–33

  Hotel Nacional and, 127

  Lansky and, 20, 58–59, 60–61, 74, 75, 82, 92, 96, 100, 129, 164, 184, 198, 265–67, 285, 316

  Life magazine on, 264–65

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p; Luciano and, 72

  Mannarino brothers and, 109

  on Martí, 110–11

  Masferrer and, 103, 307–8

  Mendoza and, 227

  mistress of, 110

  Moncada attack and, 113, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125

  on the Monte Carlo, 291, 292

  narcotics and, 49, 209

  political prisoners given amnesty by, 156, 157, 162

  on prostitution, 101

  Rothman and, 284

  on Sans Souci nightclub, 109

  second wife of, 65–66, 142, 172, 268

  secret police of, xvii, xix, 31, 44, 102, 123, 126, 162, 181–82, 203, 216, 223, 258, 268, 274, 287

  son of, 217

  Stassi Jr. and, 283, 312

  strong-arm tactics of, xvi–xvii, 67, 103, 261

  Trujillo and, 280

  U.S. government and, 210, 265, 268, 275–76, 286, 294, 295–96

  Varon and, 266

  Batistianos, exodus of, 306

  Battisti y Lora, Amletto, 101–2, 109, 129–30, 131, 132, 164, 209, 235, 252–53, 305

  Bauza, Mario, 245

  Bay of Pigs Invasion, 321, 322, 326

  Beau James, 13

  see also Walker, Jimmy bebop, 245

  Belot oil refinery, 259

  Bergman, Edgar, 249

  Beverly Club, 80

  Beverly Credit Service, 94

  Big Bankroll, 187

  see also Rothstein, Arnold “the Brain”

  Bischoff, William “Lefty Clark,” 77, 188

  see also Clark, Lefty blackjack, 97, 171, 177–78

  Blanco Rico, Manuel, 166, 180

  bloqueo, el, xx

  (BNC) Banco Nacional de Cuba, 130–31

  Bodeguita del Medio, La, 241

  Bogotazo, 119–20

  Bohemia magazine, 88, 113, 162

  bolita, 64, 105–6, 107, 108, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 143–45, 154, 170, 205, 206, 207

  boycott, student, 259

  Brando, Marlon, 239, 242–43

  Brito, Yolanda, 298, 299, 300

  Bruno, Anthony, 298

  Bubbles Darlene, 213–14, 296

  Buchalter, Louis “Lepke,” 192

  Bugs and Meyer Gang, 35

  Bureau of Narcotics, U.S., 7, 43–44, 102

  Cabaña fortress, La, 309, 315

  see also Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña

  Cabaret magazine, 211, 213, 214, 218

  Calle, La, 162

  Camp Columbia, 88, 90, 172, 308

  Campoamor, Fernando, 241

  Campoamor Theater, 213

  Capone, Alphonse “Big Al,” 11, 26, 27, 46, 243, 244, 292

  Capone, Ralph, 42

  Cappy, 227

  see also Coppola, Anthony “Cappy”

  Capri Hotel, 133, 188, 205, 224, 240, 241–42, 269, 279, 287, 300, 303–4, 312, 313, 319

  Carbo, Frankie, 143

  Caribe, El, 269

  Carmen (Lansky’s mistress), 250–52, 281, 298, 299, 300, 315

  Carreras, Clemente “Sungo,” 45–46, 239

  Carteles magazine, 239

  Caruso, Enrico, 11

  Casa Marina, 33, 215

  see also Doña Marina’s

  Casielles, Armando Jaime, 183–86, 189, 224, 225, 234, 250–53, 266, 278, 279–82, 289–90, 298, 299, 300–301, 302, 306, 307, 315, 316

  Casino Popular, 150

  see also Tropicana Hotel

  Castellammarese War, 14, 27

  Castiglia, Francesco, 19

  see also Costello, Frank

  Castro, Fidel, 69–71, 114–26

  assassination plots against, 70, 321–25

  Batista and, xviii, 64, 90–91, 156–57, 165, 186, 198, 220, 221, 222–23, 265, 266, 274, 311, 325

  on Blanco Rico attack, 167

  on capitalist exploitation, xx on Cuban nightlife, 161

  Flynn and, 240

  Greene and, 239

  hostages released by, 276–77

  jipijapa of, 165

  later years of, 328–30

  Masferrer and, 102

  in Mexico City, 163, 165–66

  New York Times on, 198–201

  revolution of, xviii–xix, 111–12, 140, 161–64, 253, 254–61, 276, 283–84, 319, 329

  Rothman and, 284–85

  takeover by, 303, 306–7, 308–12, 315, 317, 321

  on Trafficante, 313

  26th of July movement of, 173–77, 178–79, 220–21

  in the United States, 163

  U.S. public opinion on, 265

  wife of, 157, 163

  Castro, Fidelito, 163

  Castro, Raúl, 112, 156, 163, 173–77, 259, 275, 276, 285, 314–15, 329

  Catholic Church, 291, 295

  CBS, 222

  “Cejudo, El,” 128

  see also Lansky, Jake

  Cellini, Eddie, 170, 171, 187

  Cellini, Giardino “Dino,” 170–71, 187, 312, 313, 319, 324

  Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. (CIA), 285–86, 321–23, 330

  cha-cha-chá, xx, 161, 213, 243

  Chandler’s restaurant, 227, 229, 232

  Charley the Blade, 319

  see also Tourine, Charles “The Blade”

  Chaviano, Olga, 152, 212

  Chester, Edmund, 66

  CIA (Central Intelligence Agency, U.S., 285–86, 321–23, 330

  Cienfuegos, Camilo, 255

  Cienfuegos, siege at, 223

  Cirules, Enrique, 106

  Clark, Lefty, 188, 203, 319

  see also Bischoff, William “Lefty Clark”

  Clark, Robert, 79

  Clark, Walter, 78–79, 80

  Clark, Wilbur, 127, 154, 187, 270, 279, 319

  Club Bohème, 56, 73, 261

  Club Parisién, 154, 155, 156

  cocaine, 7, 34, 102, 106–7, 206, 207, 208–9, 239–40

  coffee, 130, 240

  Cojimar, 241

  Cole, Nat “King,” 155

  Colonial Inn, 9, 19, 49, 56, 57, 67, 79, 286

  Colorado, El, 141

  Coloso, El, 59

  see also United Fruit Company

  Columbia Restaurant, 137, 232

  Commission, the, 6, 15, 19, 20–21, 34, 76, 190, 194, 231, 236

  see also Syndicate, the

  Communist Party, 87, 102, 139–40, 162

  Comodoro Hotel, 109, 205, 206, 211, 217, 224, 319

  Compañía Editorial El Mundo, 130

  Compañía Hotelera de Monte Carlo, La, 290

  Compañía Hotelera Riviera de Cuba, La, 168, 317

  Comstock Prison, 5, 24, 25

  Conexión cubana, La (Saenz Rovner), 209

  Confidencial de Cuba, 234–35

  Congress, U.S., congressional hearings, 286, 287–88, 311–12, 314–15, 323

  constitution, Cuban, 64–65

  contradanza, 246

  Copacabana Hotel, 224

  Coppola, Anthony “Cappy,” 197, 227, 232

  Coppola, Francis Ford, 30

  Coronet magazine, 255–56

  Costello, Frank, 19, 26, 32, 35, 44, 48, 75, 80, 82, 84–85, 87, 236, 237–38

  Costello, Lou, 249

  Cotton Club, 244

  craps, 93, 145, 171

  Cruz, Celia, 243

  Cuba: Pursuit of Freedom (Thomas), 89

  Cuba libre, 12

  Cubano Libre, El, 254, 256

  Cuban People’s Party, 68

  Cuban Rebel Girls (TV documentary), 240

  Cuba Project, 322–23

  cubolo, 93–94

  see also razzle-dazzle

  cubop, 244, 245

  Cugat, Xavier, 243

  curfews, 141

  Daily Mirror, 231

  Daily News, 231, 309

  Dalitz, Moe, 32, 104, 127, 270

  Dan, Uri, 37

  Dandridge, Dorothy, 155

  Dannemora Prison, 5, 7, 24

  danza de los millones, la (Dance of the Millions), 12, 140

  danzón, 245–46

  Deauville Hotel,
109, 133, 205, 206, 224, 305, 312, 319

  Delta Airlines, 153

  Dempsey, Jack, 44

  Depression. see Great Depression

  Desert Inn, 187

  Devine, Irving “Niggy,” 219–20

  Dewey, Thomas E. “Tom,” 5, 17–18, 25, 48

  Diario de la Marina, 95, 179, 203, 292

  di Costanzo, Nicholas “The Fat Butcher,” 188

  DiMaggio, Joe, 227

  Directorio Revolucionario, 162, 166, 201–2, 254, 259, 260

  dog racing, 107

  Dominican Goodrich Tire, 280, 282

  Dominican Republic, 278–82, 286, 296, 300, 320, 324, 325, 327

  Doña Marina’s, 239

  see also Casa Marina

  Dorado, El, 207

  Dorsey, Tommy, 40

  Duck Soup (movie), 243

  Duke Ellington Orchestra, 244

  Dulzaides, Felipe, 152

  Duncan, Cynthia Schwartz, 328

  see also Schwartz, Cynthia

  Echevarría, José Antonio, 162, 202–3

  Echevarría, Silvano “El Chori,” 239

  Eisenberg, Dennis, 37

  Eisenhower, Dwight D., 139, 291, 295, 321

  Ejército Rebelde, 222

  Eleuterio Pedrazo, José, 64

  Elk’s Lodge No. 708, 134

  Ellington, Duke, 244

  embargo, U.S., xx, 47–49, 318, 329

  embassy, U.S., in Havana, 94–95, 309, 322

  Esquire magazine, 135, 240

  Esso Standard Oil, 259

  exhibiciones, las, 272, 274

  exiles, anti-Castro Cuban, 105, 165, 283, 321, 326, 329

  Facio, Marcial, 103

  Fangio, Juan Manuel, 256–58, 260

  Fantasia Mexicana (show), 155

  FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) on Anastasia, 197

  on Barletta, 101

  on the Cellini brothers, 170

  in denial of U.S. crime syndicate, 76, 237

  on the Ferri murders, 196

  on German sabateurs during WW II, 24, 25

  on Kennedy, 210

  on Lansky, 327–28

  on Masferrer, 324–25

  on McWillie, 287

  on orgy at the Hotel Nacional, 42

  on Raft, 241

  Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU), 119

  Feo, Armando, 45

  Fernández Miranda, Marta, 65–66

  Fernández Miranda, Roberto, 164, 256, 258, 264, 302

  Ferri, Charles, 196

  Fiesta, La, 207

  Fiorini, Frank, 310

  see also Sturgis, Frank

  Fischetti, Charles, 37, 40, 42

  Fischetti, Rocco, 37, 40, 42

  Fisher, Eddie, 40, 242

  Fitzgerald, Ella, 155

  Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 54

  Flamingo Hotel, 36, 37, 81, 168, 183, 184

 

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