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Curt Gentry

Curt Gentry was born in Lamar, Colorado on June 13, 1931. During the Korean War, he served in the Air Force. He graduated from San Francisco State College. He wrote several books including Frame-Up: The Incredible Case of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings, The Madams of San Francisco: An Irreverent History of the City by the Golden Gate, and J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets. He and Vincent Bugliosi wrote Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders, which won an Edgar Award for best fact crime book in 1975. He also wrote a novel entitled The Last Days of the Late, Great State of California. He died on July 10, 2014 at the age of 83.

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Born June 13, 1931
Died July 10, 2014

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  • Cover of: Frame-up: the incredible case of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings.

    First published in 1967 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The madams of San Francisco: an irreverent history of the city by the Golden Gate.

    First published in 1964 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Operation Overflight: the U-2 spy pilot tells his story for the first time

    First published in 1970 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition operationoverfli0000powe_p1a2
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  • Cover of: The Dolphin guide to San Francisco and the bay area: present and past : [a revised and updated guide to America's favorite city]

    First published in 1962 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1962 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Last Days of the Late, Great State of California

    First published in 1968 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lastdaysoflategr00gentrich
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  • Cover of: The vulnerable Americans.

    First published in 1966 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Madams of San Francisco

    First published in 1977 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Second in Command: The Uncensored Account of the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo

    First published in 1971 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Born June 13, 1931
Died July 10, 2014
Subjects
1929-, Advertising, Aerial Operations, Air forces & warfare, American history: postwar, from c 1945 -, Biography / Autobiography, Biography: general, Cold War, Consumer protection, Domoznanstvo, Espions et espionnage, Espions et espionnage américains, Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Fraud, Guidebooks, History, History / Military / Aviation, History: American, Intelligence Operations, Juvenile literature, Labor leaders, Labor movement, Military, Military - Aviation, Military - Intelligence/Espionage
Places
California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Calif.), ZDA
People
Francis Gary Powers (1929-), Thomas J Mooney (b. 1882), Thomas J. Mooney (1882-1942), Warren K Billings (b. 1894), Warren K. Billings (1893-1972)

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March 9, 2020 Edited by mountainaxe Edited without comment.
July 27, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Author Bio
July 27, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Added new photo
August 22, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import