In a Nutshell

Any kid from Dixon, Illinois can make it..as long as they cultivate a relationship with the FBI, bust a union or two, rat out their Hollywood friends, and fire a few philsophers.

After that, it was a down hill coast for Ronnie.

But why did he call his wife “Mommy?”

SUSAN DAVIS teaches at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.