With guns, diamonds, and champagne that never stops, the Stork Club has been the touchstone of glamour and celebrity for much of the century. Now in a paperback edition, a "New York Times" columnist provides the definitive profile of Sherman Billingsley and his ultimate cafe. 77 photos.
The enthralling, definitive account -- with guns, diamonds, and champagne that never stops -- of the world's most storied nightspot, where starlets stalked millionaires, where Jack wooed Jackie, and where Walter Winchell snubbed the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.