Roy Cohn

Nacimiento : 1927-02-20, New York City, USA

Muerte : 1986-08-02

Historia

Roy Marcus Cohn (February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) was an American lawyer and prosecutor who came to prominence for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954, when he assisted McCarthy's investigations of suspected communists. In the late 1970s and during the 1980s, he became a prominent political fixer in New York City. He also represented and mentored the real estate developer and later U.S. President Donald Trump during his early business career. Cohn was born in The Bronx in New York City and educated at Columbia University. He rose to prominence as a U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor at the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, where he successfully prosecuted the Rosenbergs leading to their execution in 1953. As a prosecuting chief counsel during the trials, his reputation deteriorated during the late 1950s to late 1970s after McCarthy's downfall. In 1986, he was disbarred by the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court for unethical conduct after attempting to defraud a dying client by forcing the client to sign a will amendment leaving him his fortune. He died five weeks later from AIDS-related complications, having vehemently denied that he was suffering from HIV. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Cohn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Películas

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Self (archive footage)
Matón. Cobarde. Víctima. La historia de Roy Cohn ofrece una mirada inquebrantable al infame abogado que procesó a los abuelos de Ivy Meeropol, Julius y Ethel Rosenberg, y luego argumentó persuasivamente su ejecución en lo que se conoció como el caso de los "espías atómicos". Dirigida por Ivy Meeropol, la película examina la vida de Cohn como asesor principal del senador Joseph McCarthy a fines de la década de 1950 y luego durante la década de 1980, cuando se convirtió en un amante de la Casa Blanca Reagan, un activista anti homosexualidad rabiosa y mentor político de Donald J. Trump antes de morir de SIDA en 1986. La película se basa en un extenso material de archivo recién descubierto, grabado en el apogeo de la carrera de Cohn como corredor de poder en el mundo rudo y caído de los negocios y la política de la ciudad de Nueva York.
Where's My Roy Cohn?
Where's My Roy Cohn?
Himself (archive footage)
Roy Cohn personificó las artes oscuras de la política estadounidense, convirtiendo los recipientes vacíos en demagogos peligrosos, desde Joseph McCarthy hasta su proyecto final, Donald J. Trump. Esta exposición tipo thriller conecta los puntos y revela cómo un maestro manipulador profundamente perturbado dio forma a nuestra pesadilla estadounidense actual.
Pásame con Roger Stone
Pásame con Roger Stone
Self (archive footage)
Crónica del ascenso político de Roger Stone, asesor de Donald Trump durante la campaña electoral que le llevó a alcanzar la presidencia de los Estados Unidos tras las elecciones de 2016. Stone, que ha acompañado al multimillonario durante tres décadas, llevaba planeando esta conquista durante años. El documental se adentra en la mente de Stone a través de su propio testimonio y el de gente de su entorno, incluido Trump, para ofrecer una nueva visión de las manipulaciones que llevaron a la transformación en la política estadounidense.
Buenas noches, y buena suerte
Buenas noches, y buena suerte
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Basada en hechos reales. Narra el enfrentamiento que mantuvieron el famoso periodista de la CBS Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) y su productor Fred Friendly (George Clooney) contra el senador Joseph McCarthy, hecho que determinó el final de la "caza de brujas".
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
Self (archive footage)
Documentary of the U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, who rose to prominence in the early 1950s by trumpeting allegations of a vast conspiracy by alleged Communist agents whom he claimed had infiltrated the U.S. government, media, film industry, labor unions and other organizations. (IMDb)
The Unquiet Death of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
The Unquiet Death of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Himself
On June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the so-called atomic spies of the 1950s, were executed at Sing Sing Prison. Their death only fostered the belief of many Americans that the Rosenbergs were innocent, victims of the anti-Communist paranoia of the 50s, rather than spies who had stolen atomic secrets for the Russians. In this landmark documentary, Alvin Goldstein looks at the facts and procedures of the Rosenberg case, as well as the climate of the times, interviewing jurors, FBI agents, lawyers for both sides, and the two sons of the Rosenbergs. Using documentary and newsreel footage, Goldstein creates a moving human drama.
Point of Order!
Point of Order!
Self
Point of Order is compiled from TV footage of the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, in which the Army accused Senator McCarthy of improperly pressuring the Army for special privileges for Private David Schine, formerly of McCarthy's investigative staff. McCarthy accused the Army of holding Schine hostage to keep him from searching for Communists in the Army. These hearings resulted in McCarthy's eventual censure for conduct unbecoming a senator.