Bill Mason (jewel thief)

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Bill Mason (born 1940 in Hundred, West Virginia) is an American jewel thief who, in his autobiography Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief, avers that he has stolen $35,000,000 in property from the private residences of Phyllis Diller, Johnny Weissmuller and Armand Hammer. [1]

In 2010, Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief was optioned by Anthony Mastromauro of Identity Films.

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