Black Dahlia: Remembering ‘Severed’ Con Man John Gilmore

Posted on February 17, 2017 by lmharnisch

John Gilmore 'Bonanza'

I promised I would tell a few tales about the late John Gilmore, author of “Severed.” It’s on L.A. Review of Books. (Though prone to exaggeration, Gilmore actually had a few small roles as an actor, including this 1960 appearance in “Bonanza” in an episode titled “The Gunmen.”)

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3 Responses to Black Dahlia: Remembering ‘Severed’ Con Man John Gilmore

  1. B.J.Merholz says:
    February 17, 2017 at 10:22 am

    How come you never asked me about John Gilmore?

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  2. Eve says:
    February 17, 2017 at 3:16 pm

    Love it! I once had a letter printed in the NY Times demanding that thief and literary forger Lee Israel’s head be put on a pike in front of the New York Public Library, as a warning to others.

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