06LHCD7-10 - Geri McGhee - THE DEVOURERS. Dated September 1970. Around 1960, McGee started working as a cocktail waitress and Tropicana chorus showgirl and continued through the 1960s, making enough money to buy a house for herself and her family. The Mob thus decided to off Spilotro and his brother, Michael. Phil Greer/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images. And I only did that TV show on the behest of the chairman of the board of the Stardust so that the public would realize I was a decent guy and not a mobster as portrayed by the media covering us at the time.". She is one of the Richest Socialite who was born in United States. Wife of Las Vegas sports handicapper, Frank Rosenthal, their life story was the focus of a novel, Casino, by author Nicholas Pileggi, and in the subsequent 1995 movie by the same name; her movie role was played by actress Sharon Stone. Geri told her aunt she did not want to attend Woodbury, but would rather attend a different school, and her aunt refused to pay for any other school but Woodbury. When he got into his car, it blew up. Geri McGee's Grave - YouTube 0:00 / 3:30 Geri McGee's Grave Mike Knox-Comedy 3.58K subscribers Subscribe 48 5.6K views 2 years ago Geraldine "Geri" McGee was an American model and Las. View the profiles of people named Geri Magee. Their increasingly tempestuous marriage, marred by infidelities on both sides, ended in 1980. It's a movie. Their activities read like a Hollywood movie script, which it ironically became after their deaths. Date of Death. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. skim.. He got back in his car, ready to take some food home to his kids, but as soon as he started the engine, the car blew up. 46 (age at death) Date of Birth. Oops, something didn't work. In 1976, this scheme caught up to Rosenthal, and they officially denied him a license. Geri McGee and Frank Lefty Rosenthal had a tempestuous relationship that led to constant fighting and the two nearly killing each other. He said, Tony sees Lefty walk in the joint, and everybody jumps up to shake his hand. There is no evidence that McGee ever was a prostitute. I had to give her a two-carat heart-shaped diamond pin just to get her to start dating me.. Her aunt Naomi Ingram inherited a large amount of money upon the death of her husband O.W. Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) was based on Chicago mobster Anthony "The Ant" Spilotro, and Nicky's mob associate Frank Marino (Frank Vincent) was based on Frank Cullotta (per History vs. Hollywood). Tonys just watching. The attack failed, but the repercussions of his affair with Rosenthals wife continued to upset the Vegas mob. Her involvement with criminal activity in Las Vegas, along with that of her husband Frank "Lefty" . I submitted myself to endless hours of interviews regarding the skim operation. Rosenthal brought with him his childhood friend and mafia muscleman, Anthony Spilotro, who introduced him to Geri, and soon Frank and Geri were a couple. They added Rosenthal to the Black Book in 1987, years after losing his court battle to get a gaming license. Rather than change the name to another city in the Great Lakes region, Scorsese referenced the outfit "back home" as a humorous compromise. Shortly after Geri's death, rumors spoke of Frank having her murdered, and he spent up to $50,000 to have an autopsy performed, in which the coroner ruled that she died from an accidental drug overdose of cocaine, valium and whiskey. Geraldine "Geri" McGee (May 16, 1936 November 9, 1982) was an American model, socialite, and Las Vegas showgirl. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Cullotta was in the Witness Protection Program at one point, but he resurfaced, acting as a consultant for Scorsese's 1995 film, along with running a mob tour company in Vegas and a YouTube channel. Sometimes she would be out until the early hours of the morning; other times, she wouldnt come home for the weekend. She also happened to marry one of Vegas most notorious and controversial figures: Frank Lefty Rosenthal, the casino king who built an empire and then lost it all. She worked her way up the Las Vegas social ladder, meeting various businessmen. Her involvement with criminal activity in Las Vegas, along with that of her husband Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, was chronicled in Martin Scorsese 's film Casino (1995). Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesAnthony Spilotro sits in a Las Vegas courtroom in connection with two old homicide cases. I liked him a lot., He really didnt like the law, Mr. Pileggi said. Then, Spilotro put his captives head in a vise and squeezed, then squeezed some more, according to Dennis Griffins Policing Las Vegas, until one of McCarthys eyes popped out. The girl had fantastic charm.. The Spilotro brothers' family testified both men suspected it was a trap. To compound Frank's problems, Geri had become an alcoholic and drug abuser, and was engaging in numerous affairs, including resuming the one with Frank's best friend Tony Spilotro. The bomb was placed under Rosenthal's car outside the Tony Roma's Restaurant at 600 East Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas.[7]. Her sister Barbara moved in with her after Barbara separated from her husband. He kick-started a group of burglars, arsonists, and thieves called the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. They earned their moniker by busting through walls to get at precious jewelry and other expensive goodies to hawk on the Strip. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Everything had a price.. And Leftys loving it. Lenny recognized McGee's talent, and he began entering her in swimsuit contests, and dance contests, where she would often take home prizes. That's a no no, even though Ace, as a non-Italian, was not a made man. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. By the 1970s, it was the Chicago Outfit running things in Vegas. Rosenthal's wife, Geraldine "Geri" McGee wasn't the greatest wife. The true-life account concerns Tobias' adolescence growing up with a single mother who begins a relationship with a seemingly nice man named Dwight, as played by De Niro. Sharon Stone portrayed McGee in the film, with her name changed to 'Ginger McKenna', and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. Rosenthal elaborated about never being charged, saying, "If I were guilty I would have been. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Try again later. Her legs were bruised. Add to your scrapbook. Meanwhile, Nick Calabrese testified that the Spilotro brothers were killed by a group of mobsters in the basement, and they transported their corpses to the Indiana cornfield where the brothers were buried. Try again later. Pileggi quoted mob enforcer Frank Cullotta as saying that Spilotro grew jealous of Leftys fame and fortune as the legit face of the casino. Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal was born on June 12, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Frank Larry Rosenthal. Alice suffered from some mental illness, which put a strain on Geri and her daughter's home life. But not only had his marriage failed Rosenthal had also now made an enemy of his old friend, Tony Spilotro and Spilotro wasnt afraid of getting his hands dirty. She was interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, a Jewish cemetery.[8]. Year should not be greater than current year. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Another discrepancy between the film and the true story is that the Rosenthals had two children together, a daughter named Stephanie and a son named Steven, where as the film depicted the couple sharing only a daughter (per History vs. Hollywood). He was a clothes horse whose closet was said to contain 200 pairs of pants; a whiz with numbers, especially savantlike in figuring odds; a notorious egomaniac who at one time wrote a subliterate gossip column for The Las Vegas Sun; and was host of a late-night talk show on local television, on which he interviewed celebrities like Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton, O. J. Simpson and Minnesota Fats, and railed against the Nevada gaming commission. She was born on March 31, 1937 in Matthews, MO. Despite being blacklisted in Nevada, Rosenthal admitted he still snuck into casinos in disguise as he shared in an interview, "I sure do to see what's going on. In the film, the Rosenthals only have one daughter, Amy, and in real life, McGee had three children. Like her film counterpart, McGee made a living hustling and gambling, and eventually having an affair that would end her unhappy marriage to Rosenthal after a public altercation during which she waved a chrome-plated gun around outside her and Rosenthals house. McGee already had a daughter, Robin L. Marmor, from a previous marriage with ex-husband Lenny Marmor. The government quickly gathered sufficient evidence on him to tie him to organized crime, and with that information, the Nevada Gaming Commission ordered Rosenthal to remain out of casinos for the rest of his life. On December 9, 1955 in Sikeston, MO. By age 22, the unwieldy Tony Spilotro had been arrested at least 13 times. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. In high school, McGee met an older student named Lenny Marmor, and the two later became inseparable. The real-life counterpart of Sharon Stone's character Ginger, Geri McGee Rosenthal, had a daughter before she met Frank Rosenthal. Jack was a member of the USMC and . Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Drag images here or select from your computer for Geri McGee Rosenthal memorial. Jerry McGee Managing Partner, Framework Capital: Board Director at Gibraltar Global, Anthony Machine and APS Plastics Newport Beach, CA Framework Capital Partners, +9 more Jerry McGee. There was never any question, Rosenthal later said. As an act of legal protection against litigation, all names were changed for the film "Casino," even though the main characters had real-life counterparts. 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