VANITY FAIR

Volume 57 Number 4

April 1994

Wolf, Man, Jack: His new film, Wolf, has gotten rave advance reviews, but Jack Nicholson is still howling. Nancy Collins gets an earful about the ladies who left him, the ones who raised him, and the plight of a man who loves too much. Photographs by Herb Ritts....118

Sony's Hollywood Headache: The latest executive shake-up at Columbia and TriStar has industry players wondering if Sony's multibillion-dollar investment is in trouble. Kim Masters has the inside scoop. Illustration by Risko.126

Dali Glamour: Christopher Hitchens spotlights the young Salvador Dali, whose early work will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum.132

Major's School for Scandal: While they trumpet family values, Britain's Conservative politicians are getting caught in compromising positions. Will a string of seamy scandals bring down John Major's government? In London, Robert Harris investigates.134

Merce Beaucoup: Annie Leibovitz spotlights legendary dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham, who turns 75 this month.140

Paging the "It" Girls: Wayne Maser catches the faces of the moment.142

The Trials of Janet Reno: Is the attorney general fighting crime, or just fighting the White House? Jeffrey Rosen talks with Janet Reno about her controversial first year in office. Photographs by Annie Leibovitz.148

Swifty's A-List Life: Until his death in December, superagent Irving "Swifty" Lazar was the king of the deal—on both coasts. Annette Tapert has Lazar's exclusive account of his legendary career, while Michael Shnayerson tells the bizarre story of Swifty's last year. Portraits by Annie Leibovitz and Helmut Newton.152

Features

Columns

Cultural Elite: Christopher Hitchens noses around the Los Angeles Times newsroom, laying bare a simmering conflict between style and substanc.......48

Menendez Withdrawal: In an epilogue to his Menendez-murder-trial coverage, Dominick Dunne uncovers the inner workings of the brothers' defense machine.56

Fabulous? Absolutely: Lynn Barber gets down and dirty with the stars of England's most outrageously popular television series.68

Raider of the Lost Art: Bruce McNall reveals to Bryan Burrough the smuggler's heart behind his multimillion-dollar rare-coin, sports, and movie empire .... 72

Vanities

Eric Stoltz gets Naked in New York; Hype & Glory—on the rocks in Little Rock; Bret Easton Ellis on Caleb Carr's historical horror; young Beatles on film; George Wayne talks Doherty with Ashley Hamilton.101

Editor's Letter: The book on Hollywood....8

Contributors......22

Letters: Oh, that cover!.......36

Credits.....184

Flashback: Andy Warhol......187

Planetarium: Feeling a bit battered, Aries?....188

Social Study: Liz Smith dishes the Proust Questionnaire....190

Et Cetera