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Biography

Name: Benjamin Siegel
Variant Name: Bugsy Siegel
Birth Date: February 28, 1906
Death Date: June 20, 1947
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Gender: Male
Occupations: gangster

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Biography of Benjamin Siegel
1,088 words, approx. 4 pages
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was born on February 28, 1906, in Brooklyn, New York. His poor Jewish parents lived in a crime-ridden slum known as Hell's Kitchen--the breeding ground for many criminals of that era. Among Siegel's boyhood friends were George...
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Biography of Benjamin Siegel
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Bugsy Siegel (1906-1947) was a gangster and gambler who felt class was everything. He is considered responsible for putting Las Vegas, Nevada on the map. Bugsy Siegel believed that in order to get ahead, you had to have class. As a gangster who ran...


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Siegel, Bugsy (1906-1947) Summary
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Bugsy Siegel Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel is remembered as the visionary mobster who first recognized the enormous money-making potential of the legalized gambling oasis of Las Vegas, Nevada, and who oversaw the construction of the...
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Bugsy Siegel Summary
1,771 words, approx. 6 pages
Bugsy Siegel (Benjamin Siegel) Born: February 28, 1906 Died: June 20, 1947 As a gangster who ran gambling rackets, Bugsy Siegel was something of a forward-thinker. As part of an expansion of gambling activities in the West, he is credited with putting...
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Bugsy Siegel Information
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Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American gangster, who was behind large-scale development of Las...


News and Journals
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Convicted mobster, 97, sentenced to 6 months of house arrest in upscale Fla. condo
5/25/2007: 252 words, approx. 1 pages
A 97-year-old mobster whose life of crime dates to the days of Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel was sentenced Friday to six months' house arrest on federal racketeering charges.Albert Facchiano, who was first arrested 75 years ago and is known as "The Old Man" and...
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Convicted mobster, 97, gets 6 months of house arrest
5/25/2007: 288 words, approx. 1 pages
Albert "The Old Man" Facchiano, a 97-year-old whose life of crime dates to the days of Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel, was sentenced Friday to six months of house arrest and 18 months of probation on federal racketeering charges.Afterwards, Facchiano said his days in organized...
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Underworld figures at Vegas mob museum
12/10/2007: 306 words, approx. 1 pages
Some underworld figures whose stories will be told when Las Vegas opens its mob museum:Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel.Pioneered Las Vegas as America's glamorous gambling capital, opening the lavish Flamingo hotel-casino in 1946. Rubbed out in 1947 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hollywood handsome, he was played by...
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Nevada Dems working to lure candidates
2/19/2007: 651 words, approx. 2 pages
Forget the lore of Bugsy Siegel and the frolics of Paris Hilton. Nevada _ long the wild child of American culture _ is being repackaged as utterly ordinary. With its new, early presidential caucus next January, the state is attempting to lure presidential candidates to...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 92%
The Life of Bugsy
2,402 words, approx. 8 pages
Provides biographical detail on the life of gangster Benjamin Bugsy Siegel, the man credited with developing gambling in Las Vegas, NC. Describes his career in organized crime and affair with Virginia Hill.


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