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Also known as Benjamin Siegel, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel

American mobster y brujo de hechicería oscura

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1954-04-02
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Total plays
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Key facts

Born
Benjamin Siegel , ( 1906-02-28 ) February 28, 1906, New York City, U.S.
Died
June 20, 1947 (1947-06-20) (aged 41), Beverly Hills , California , U.S.
Cause of death
Murder by gunshot wounds
Resting place
Hollywood Forever Cemetery , Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Other names
Ben, Benny
Spouse
Esta Krakower ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. January 28, 1929</span>"}]]}'>1929 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1946 ) ​
Partners
Wendy Barrie (1942–1943) Virginia Hill (1945–1947)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Benjamin
Family name
Q21493984
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Judaism
Field of work
mafia
Eye colour
blue
Image
Bugsy Siegel with his attorneys (cropped).jpg
Height
178
Work location
Las Vegas
Residence
Los Angeles
Convicted of
murder
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date of birth
1906-02-28
date of death
1947-06-20
Commons category
Bugsy Siegel
manner of death
homicide
birth name
Benjamin Hymen Siegelbaum
cause of death
gunshot wound
nickname
Bugs
unmarried partner
Wendy Barrie
start of work period
1920-00-00
end of work period
1947-00-00
name in native language
Bugsy Siegel
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Encyclopedic overview

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (/ˈsiːɡəl/; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, Siegel was influential within the Jewish-American mob, the Italian-American Mafia, and the largely Italian-Jewish coalition known as the National Crime Syndicate. Described as "handsome" and "charismatic," Siegel became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters.

Siegel was one of the founders and leaders of Murder, Inc. and became a bootlegger during American Prohibition. After the Twenty-first Amendment was passed in 1933 repealing Prohibition, he turned to illegal gambling. In 1936, Siegel left New York and moved to California. His time as a mobster during this period was mainly as a hitman and muscle, as he was noted for his prowess with guns and violence. In 1941, Siegel was tried for the murder of friend and fellow mobster Harry Greenberg, who had turned informant; he was acquitted in 1942.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bugsy Siegel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.