IanCelebrity FBI Files
September 28th 2009 02:19
The FBI has files on numerous celebrities, the contents of which remains classified. However with time the information in these files can be made available to the public, especially after the subjects death. Thanks to TruTV, here are details of FBI files kept on some well known citizens of years gone by. Who knows what information the FBI have on the stars of today!
After the death of Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe in 1963, the FBI launched an investigation into numerous alternative theories about her overdose on sleeping pills. The probe focused on speculation that the sex symbol killed herself after a married man with whom she was having an affair broke off their relationship. The probe also sought to disprove rumours that the "right-wing" agents of the FBI and CIA or the Mafia had an interest in Monroe's death as a means of embarrassing Robert F. Kennedy, who was also reputed to be having an affair with her.
In addition to the numerous artistic honours bestowed upon crooner Frank Sinatra throughout his life, Ol' Blue Eyes also earned the dubious distinction of garnering the most voluminous FBI file ever compiled on an entertainer. But the bulk of the allegations contained within nearly 1300 pages of reports regarding his alleged Mafia ties never made it to a grand jury. Sinatra's name was included alongside the names of members from the Gambino, Lucco and Carillo crime families.
The FBI assembled about 300 pages of files on John Lennon in 1971-72, allegedly as part of President Nixon's effort to deport Lennon to silence him as a critic of the war in Vietnam. The released files indicate that agents began monitoring the former Beatle because they believed he might try to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention (at which Nixon was nominated for a second term as president).
The FBI's investigation of the famous physicist stemmed largely from his affiliation with the Communist Party. Einstein was a member, sponsor, or affiliated with thirty-four communist groups between 1937 and 1954. He also served as honorary chairman for three communist organizations.
A 142-page report was culled on comedian Lucille Ball after she gave testimony at the 1953 House Select Committee on Un-American Activities hearings indicating that she registered to vote as a Communist in 1936 at the behest of her grandfather. Ball's husband on-air and in real life, Desi Arnaz, apparently became the subject of J. Edgar Hoover's ire after he began production on the TV series "The Untouchables," which sought to portray stories from FBI files.
Marilyn Monroe
Frank Sinatra
John Lennon
Albert Einstein
Lucille Ball
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