VANITY FAIR

Volume 52 Number 8

August 1989

Features

The Other Jackie O: As the American icon turns sixty, Edward Klein, an acquaintance of many years, looks beyond the tabloids at the private Jacqueline Onassis.92

The Man Who Fell to Earth: Michael Milken revolutionized Wall Street, creating the eighties' instant billionaires—including himself. Now he faces a criminal trial, and possibly prison. Marie Brenner meets the man touted as both the savior and scourge of American business. Photographs by Harry Benson . 102

Miles Davis Blows His Horn: The hottest trumpeter in jazz talks to James Kaplan about Charlie Parker, women, and burning out on drugs and liquor. Photographs by Annie Leibovitz. With an exclusive excerpt from Davis's scorching new autobiography . 110

Andie Is Dandy: Spotlight on Andie MacDowell. 116

Grand Designs: Controversial architect-designer Thierry Despont and his resplendent schemes for latter-day Sun Kings. By Ben Brantley.118

A Dish Called Jamie: Spotlight on Jamie Lee Curtis.124

Capitalism Italian-Style: In the Machiavellian world of Italian business, a new breed of entrepreneurs challenges Gianni Agnelli's power. By Alan Friedman. 126

The Life of Brian: Brian McNally is the Cockney whose eateries cater to the hippest Manhattanites. By Christa D'Souza; photographs by Annie Leibovitz.134

Columns

Editor's Letter: The eighties on trial. 8

Mixed Media: James Wolcott on Richard Ford's he-man lit . . . 32

Books 1: Leslie Bennetts on N.Y.C. power couple Howard and Susan Kaminsky's "trash" fiction. 42

Books 2: William Styron on the new Irwin Shaw bio. 48

Postscript: Richard Merkin on the Billy Tipton aftermath. 54

Movies: Stephen Schiff on Brian DePalma's Vietnam. 64

Wine: Joel L. Fleishman handles some Zinfandels. 140

Cars: Mark Ginsburg, Dwight Yoakam, and the Avanti. 142

Et Cetera

Letters: Readers bite back. 20

Fanfair: The bright stuff . 81

Vanities: Salzburgers to go VC to go 163