Mickey’s social life blossomed, and it became the subject of early supermarket tabloid journalism. To ensure convenient and luxurious trappings for the girls in town, Mickey kept a second apartment near the Hollywood nightclubs. The diminutive Casanova’s regulars were Brandy Long, Tempest Storm (Annie Becker), Arlene Stevens, and statuesque Beverly Hills, a favorite through 1959 as a substantial fill-in for main squeeze Candy Barr. Popular Stevens’ elaborate club act included an oyster shell, and little more. Many columnists, including Dorothy Kilgallen, followed Tempest Storms’ exploits, also mentioning her romance with singer Herb Jeffries. |