The shady Hollywood ‘fixer’
Eddie Mannix was a studio executive and producer known for his reputation as ‘the fixer.’ Mannix was paid to cover up the details of Hollywood star’s scandalous lives, which was often achieved by shady means.
One such example is the story of 20-year-old actress Patricia Douglas, who was sexually assaulted by a sales executive at an MGM party. When the young actress tried to press charges, MGM turned to Mannix to keep their name out of the press and he obliged. There was also talk that Mannix murdered George Reeves, as the Superman actor had an affair with Mannix’s wife shortly before his mysterious death.