Article: MY FATHER, THE PLAYBOY WHO COULD NEVER HAVE ENOUGH LOVERS... Financier Bernie Cornfeld was as famous for his women as his failed [pounds sterling]1 billion business. Here, for the first time, his daughter reveals the truth about his astonishing life ...,REVIEW.

Byline: JESSICA CORNFELD

One summer's day Vanessa Redgrave strode into my father's Beverly Hills mansion, determined to get a donation from him for the PLO. My father never locked the door of any of his houses, so, before anyone could stop her, she was upstairs, right outside of the door of The Napoleon Room, which boasted gilded Empire furniture, a vast picture of Napoleon and a balcony, flanked by a large tree. Hearing Vanessa's voice, quick as a flash, my father climbed into the tree and hid in the branches.

There he stayed while she rampaged through the house demanding to see him.

Eventually she gave up and left.

Normally, the ...

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