Marjorie Stapp(1921-2014)

Prior to her acting career, she had been a receptionist for notorious mobster Bugsy Siegel, sitting in a "big plush office" on Sunset Boulevard, getting bored with little to do. In an interview, she added, "But I didn't know it, until he was murdered and I recognized his picture in the paper!". She also noted, "He was just like George Raft, he had bodyguards--just like in the movies!".

[on working as a receptionist for Bugsy Siegel] I didn't know it [that he was a gangster] until he was murdered and I recognized his picture in the paper! The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas had an office on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. They had four phones - which never rang--and I was to take reservations. All the filing cabinets had nothing in them. But it was a big plush office. I got so bored doing nothing, I started going on interviews. I'd take two, three hours or more for lunch. One day the man who hired me had to wait on me for two hours, then he fired me! Earlier he'd introduced me to Mr. Siegel--no first name or nickname was given. He was just like George Raft - he had bodyguards, just like in the movies!