Dorothy Kilgallen was part of New York’s café society. At the Stork Club she would rub elbows with all manner of VIPs and celebrities. She knew the boxing great Barney Ross who was one of the greatest pound for pound champions of all time. Ross also received the Silver Star for his combat roles in Guadalcanal.
Barney Ross grew up with his fellow Jewish-American Jack Ruby. Ross and Ruby were the same age and were lifelong friends. Ross knew Ruby better than anybody and understood his eccentric ways. Kilgallen probably got more cooperation from Ruby because of Ross. But Ross also knew that Ruby was not a hit man for the mob and was too much of a loose cannon to be controlled by anybody.
Thanks for that. Barney Ross; he looks very interesting, I’m aware of the few oldtimers but I did not know about him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Ross