![]() That Bishop’s show business career fell off a cliff isn’t surprising, given the depth of animosity and the many bridges burned detailed in the book. Many of the people who worked with Bishop are quoted on the record with extreme vitriol, despising him for various and sundry tantrums and firings, along with a massive ego that erased credit from others. Combined with a volatile temper and a tendency to scapegoat others, he leaves a legacy that’s a mile wide and an inch deep, at least from the book’s perspective. It’s a tale of a man whose talents didn’t adapt well to a changing cultural and entertainment landscape. Lertzman and Davis’s well-researched book includes details of mob-run Las Vegas, as well as extensive time spent interviewing Bishop, whose bitter fade started at the relatively young age of 50, leaving him practically forgotten upon his death in 2007 at age 89. Frank Cullotta Dies: Las Vegas Mobster Who Was Key Adviser On 'Casino' Film Was 81 Prestige
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