bookie

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Later on, he became close friends with Frank Sinatra, who called him Bennett the Bookie and named a guesthouse for him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Coulson worked as as a camera assistant on The Killing of the Chinese Bookie, a second assistant camera on Youngblood, a first assistant camera on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

From Time • Sep. 29, 2015

Haji also appeared in films including Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Bigfoot and John Cassavetes' The Killing of a Chinese Bookie.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2013

In the 1970s, he teamed with his friend director John Cassavetes for three films, "Husbands," "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" and "Opening Night."

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2012

“You do know you’ll always be Bookie, right?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas