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During his lengthy show business career, George Raft achieved the reputation as one of the screen's toughest and most convincing
movie mobsters. His roles in Scarface, Each Dawn I Die, Invisible Stripes, Rogue Cop and Some Like it Hot were so convincing
that audiences frequently thought they were watching the genuine article.
Yet to classify Raft merely as a cinema gangster is to do him a disservice. He delivered equally strong performances in
such classics as Night After Night, Bolero, Souls at Sea, Spawn of the North, They Drive by Night and Manpower, his success
in these roles quickly establishing him as one of the top box office draws during the 1930s and 40s. But Raft just missed
the brass ring of superstardom - due to his notorious friendships with men such as "Bugsy" Siegel and, more significantly,
his famous rejections of films that his rival Humphrey Bogart turned into major triumphs: Dead End, High Sierra and The Maltese
Falcon.
Written with the generous cooperation of many of Raft's friends and co-workers, George Raft: The Man Who Would Be Bogart
details the fascinating life and career highs and lows of a man who created an unforgettable image - onscreen and off.
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Stone Wallace is the published author of 12 novels and non-fiction works. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada where he works
as a freelance writer, celebrity interviewer, actor and broadcaster. He is also the co-author of the upcoming A Fuller Life:
Hollywood, Ed Wood & Me (The Autobiography of Dolores Fuller) for BearManor Media.
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