That's a picture of Ivar Kreugar's penthouse on Park Avenue - up on top there somewhere. (From this book.)
Penthouse Legend, a play by Ayn Rand, borrowed from the circumstances of Kreugar's rise and fall. He was a financial wizard who seemed to be on top of the world - until his fraudulent house of cards collapsed. The play is better known as Night of January 16th.
The lead role in the play is Karen Andre, personal secretary to the financial wizard.
In real life, Karen Bokman was Kruegar's personal secretary. She was reportedly the last person to see him alive.
For those who have seen the play, here's an interesting quote from this book:
in his fraudulent endeavors -
No wonder people suspected
he had skipped away undetected.
Penthouse Legend, a play by Ayn Rand, borrowed from the circumstances of Kreugar's rise and fall. He was a financial wizard who seemed to be on top of the world - until his fraudulent house of cards collapsed. The play is better known as Night of January 16th.
The lead role in the play is Karen Andre, personal secretary to the financial wizard.
In real life, Karen Bokman was Kruegar's personal secretary. She was reportedly the last person to see him alive.
For those who have seen the play, here's an interesting quote from this book:
There was so much talk about the case, including some really wild rumors that the corpse had been a fake and that Kreuger had escaped and was living in faraway seclusion...He had been so fiendishly clever
in his fraudulent endeavors -
No wonder people suspected
he had skipped away undetected.
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