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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated January 4, 1962 reads, "Honey-haired, green-eyed Sandy Hagen turned 21 Wednesday. And how does it feel to be 21 and the girlfriend of Mickey Cohen, 38-year-old former gangster? 'I feel much older than 21. I've always felt older than my real age,' said Sandy as she sat in the almost bare but expensively appointed living room of the home she and Mickey are renting at 13841 Wyandotte St., Van Nuys... 'I've known Mickey two years and one month. The only reason we aren't married is that the government refuses to let us get married,' she said, referring to the income tax evasion conviction that sent the one-time Los Angeles gambler to Alcatraz until he was released on an appeal."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Cohen, Mickey,--1914-1976 Cohen, Mickey,--1914-1976--Friends and associates Celebrations--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Birthdays--California--Los Angeles Couples--California--Los Angeles Gangsters--United States Criminals--United States Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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