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Originally posted by Turnbull:
...you wonder why Sinatra didn't sue Puzo for birthright-infringement.


I bet he wanted to, but couldn't...as long as he used a different name for the character, Puzo could fall back on that old disclaimer, "This is a work of fiction and any relationship to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental".

For Frankie, a punch in the nose had to suffice
eek !!

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