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I am a graduate of The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, and began acquiring restaurants, clubs, and hotels in the "Go-Go" 60's. A failed love affair, problems with the mob, and more adventures led me to reinvent myself by buying the 230-room Virgin Island Hilton in St. Thomas, where I opened a Studio 54 nightclub, licensed from Studio 54 New York.

In 1980, I purchased the original famed Studio 54 in New York on visiting days in prison where I would meet with the former owners, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager. I was able to catapult the club back to its original glory, but found myself getting deeper into dugs, sexual experimentation, and destructive relationships. After nearly four years, I entered rehab, married, and bou ...more

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Mark Fleischman Persist! It's hard to write, but if you keep at it, over time, you start getting some good material, and that is then encouraging. …morePersist! It's hard to write, but if you keep at it, over time, you start getting some good material, and that is then encouraging. (less)

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Mark Fleischman I have begun a memoir on my years owning The Century Club, a major nightclub in LA that I purchased years after I sold Studio 54. It's a very differen…moreI have begun a memoir on my years owning The Century Club, a major nightclub in LA that I purchased years after I sold Studio 54. It's a very different story but interesting in its own way. (less)

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	Inside Studio 54: The Real Story of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll by Mark Fleischman (Goodreads Author), Denise Chatman (Primary Contributor), Mimi Fleischman (Primary Contributor) 3.23 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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