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Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson (October 31, 1905 – July 7, 1968) was an American crime boss in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Early life [ edit ]
Godfather of Harlem is an American crime drama television series that premiered on September 29, 2019, on Epix. [1] The series is written by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, and stars Forest Whitaker as 1960s New York City gangster Bumpy Johnson.
Mayme Cox, née Harding (fl. 1890s–1910s), first wife of politician James M. Cox; Mayme Gehrue (c. 1880–c. 1929), American actress and dancer; Mayme Gerhard (1876–1955), photographer; Mayme Hatcher Johnson (died 2009), wife of gangster Bumpy Johnson; Mayme Kelso (1867–1946), American actress of the silent era
The actor plays Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, the real-life complicated criminal who once ruled Harlem's heroin trade. How Forest Whitaker plays a poet, philanthropist, murderer and drug kingpin all ...
Lucas was a petty criminal until he became associated with Harlem crime lord Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (1905-1968). [12] After Johnson's death, Lucas sought advancement by bypassing the Italian Mafia's control of the New York City heroin trade and obtained his heroin direct from Asia's Golden Triangle , often travelling to Bangkok, Thailand and ...
In 1934, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson is released from Sing Sing and returns to Harlem, where mobster Dutch Schultz asserts his control of the lucrative numbers game.Schultz begrudgingly reports to Mafia boss Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who pays bribes to special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey to protect his business.
Stephanie St. Clair. Stephanie St. Clair (December 24, 1897 in Martinique, French Caribbean [1] – December 1969) was a racketeer who ran numerous enterprises in Harlem, New York in the early 20th century. [2]
In the photo, Johnson was also joined by wife Kelley Phleger. The two share three children: 24-year-old Grace, 22-year-old Jasper and 18-year-old Deacon Johnson.