Melvin Belli
Lawyer
California attorney who specialized in celebrity lawsuits and represented such their clients as Chuck Berry, Lana Turner, Tammy Faye Bakker, and The Rolling Stones.
He attended the University of California, Berkeley and subsequently worked as a field researcher for the Works Progress Administration.
He represented Jack Ruby, the murderer of John F. Kennedy killer Lee Harvey Oswald.
His grandmother, Anna Mouron, was the first female pharmacist in California.
He once provided legal representation to the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.