Geri McGee story. In the film, the Rosenthals only have one daughter, Amy, while in real life McGee had three children. The film also implied that McGee was a part-time hustler (and perhaps a prostitute), and that her friend and lover Lester Diamond (played by James Woods) was her pimp and mentor since she was 14. In actuality, there is no evidence that McGee ever was a prostitute. The script also changed the couple's names from Geri McGee and Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal to Ginger McKenna and Sam "Ace" Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro), and Lenny Marmor to Lester Diamond. Geri McGee
Ruth Rothstein by naming a new interprofessional learning center in their honor. cite Rothstein received numerous awards throughout her professional career, including honorary degrees. She opened doors for women and stressed mentorship. “Those of us who have gotten there - make sure you take another woman with you,” she said. Rothstein experienced discrimination as a Jew growing up in New York and, as a woman, she faced rejection by an all-male networking group of Jewish hospital CEOs. She eventually became the chairman of the group. Rothstein was not religious, but she embraced her Jewish identity, observing the high holidays and fasting on