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Fun While It Lasted My Rise and Fall in the Land of Fame and Fortune

Michael D'Antonio

Bruce McNall became obsessed with coin collecting at the age of 10. At 16, his collection was worth $60,000. During college, he traveled the world buying coins stolen from ancient sites and tombs. McNall's first major sale was to Sy Weintraub, the head of Panavision, who bought $500,000 worth of coi...

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The book, written by Bruce McNall, detailed his rise and fall in Hollywood and his involvement in a major embezzlement scandal, including stealing from banks and movie projects, with 13 months of jail time as the final consequence.

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And he served 13 months in jail for embezzling over 236 million dollars from several banks over a 10 year period.

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The book, written by Bruce McNall, detailed his rise and fall in Hollywood and his involvement in a major embezzlement scandal, including stealing from banks and movie projects, with 13 months of jail time as the final consequence.

"

And he served 13 months in jail for embezzling over 236 million dollars from several banks over a 10 year period.

And he wrote a book called Fun While It Lasted, My Rise and Fall in the Land of Fame and Fortune.

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