02543cam a22004094a 4500 13888067 BJBSDDR 20250613114954.0 ta 050303s2005 nyua b 001 0beng 2005045115 9780007170593 (hc : alk. paper) 0007170599 DLC DLC DLC eng eng pcc nwdr--- 118 F 1938.5 R896L 2005 327.7293/0092 Levy, Shawn (Shawn Anthony), 1961- 38015 The last playboy : the high life of Porfirio Rubirosa / Shawn Levy. 1st ed. New York : Fourth Estate, c2005. 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-337) and index. Porfirio Rubirosa was the last great playboy: a symbol of powerful masculinity, ubiquity, and easy-come-easy-go money. He had an eye for beautiful women, particularly when they came with great wealth: he managed to marry two of the richest women on the planet. Rumor had him bedding hundreds of others, including Christina Onassis, Eva Perón, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. But he was a man's man, too, chumming around with the likes of Joe Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Oleg Cassini, Aly Khan, and King Farouk. When above-board income was scarce, he diverted himself with jewel-thievery, shadowy diplomatic errands, and any other illicit scam that came his way. Whatever legitimate power he wielded came to him from Rafael Trujillo, one of the most power-mad dictators the New World has ever seen. When Rubi died at the age of 56, wrapping his sports car around a tree, an era went with him.--From publisher description Rubirosa, Porfirio, 1909-1965 42691 Rubirosa, Porfirio, 1909-1965 Relations with women. Rubirosa, Porfirio, 1909-1965 Relaciones con mujeres 42692 Diplomats Dominican Republic Biography. Diplomáticos dominicanos Biografías 42693 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0613/2005045115.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1308/2005045115-b.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 16285 16285 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 118 F 1938.5 R896L 2005 00000031152 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK