The Movie Billy Wilkerson - 1995 Words

The drive to be included leads men to and the subsequent affect of not being included has a lasting ripple effect, that spans through time. The affects can be felt. The allure of hollywood attracts all sorts of people that are desperate to be included. Not just actors, not just studio heads, agents or writers, sometimes hollywood attracts gangsters, and politicians. People will go to great lengths to be close to the stars of Hollywood. It drives some people insane. That drive for fame and power leaves a lasting impression on the landscape and on lives for decades. William ‘Billy’ Wilkerson is one such person. His desire to be somebody was so great that his efforts shaped the physical landscape, the social landscape, and the political landscape far beyond his lifetime. Yet his ambitions and accomplishments added up to failures and bitterness, that left his quest for inclusion into the inner circle of the Hollywood elite, little more than a footnote in the history books. Billy is all but forgotten. Billy, was born in Nashville Tennessee in 1890. As a young adult he studied the priest hood, and then medicine at college in Philadelphia. Before he could finish his formal education his father died. Leaving his family in debt. Billy left college and to support his family began to manage speak-easies in New York City. He also spent sometime working at a newspaper and running a movie theater. When Billy moved his family to Hollywood in 1930 he would make good use of his shortShow MoreRelatedOn The Evening Of December 26, 1946, It Seemed That Benjamin1163 Words   |  5 Pagesbar-lounge beside rows of slot machines. People had to struggle through the crowd in the casino. Durante and Cugat put on a show that drew cheers from the wall-to-wall audience. News columnists gushingly compared the interior to Walt Disney and MGM movie sets. Lots of $100-chip action crossed the gaming tables. â€Å"You never saw so many black chip gamblers in your life,† Siegel’s lawyer, Lou We iner, later remarked. postcards_17But Siegel’s luck declined steadily over the course of the Flamingo’s subsequent