From 1963...
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,873104,00.html?iid=digg_share
". . . part banker, part bookie, part ivy, part jivy."
No wonder Sy couldn't get Grant's trade. Did CG ever give in and buy from Sy?
Anybody know where Sy Devore's shop was? I can remember it from my younger days, and as I recall, the RTW stuff on display seemed rather tasteless, but I can't remember where it was.