106. Helen Cromwell — Good Time Party Girl with Christina Ward
Helen behind the bar at the Sunflower Inn
Following her straight-laced Edwardian-era upbringing, “Dirty” Helen Cromwell became a call girl-turned-madame, bootlegger, and legendary speakeasy owner. The life of every party, she counted Al Capone among her many famous friends. Our guest is Christina Ward, who reintroduced the world to Cromwell’s unputdownable memoir Good Time Party Girl: The Notorious Life of Dirty Helen Cromwell 1886-1969.
Discussed in this episode:
Good Time Party Girl: The Notorious Life of Dirty Helen Cromwell 1886-1969 by Helen Cromwell (Feral House)