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Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (/ ˈ s iː ɡ əl /; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster [3] who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. [4]
According to Andy Edmonds' biography Bugsy's Baby: The Secret Life of Mob Queen Virginia Hill, her death was suspicious despite it being an apparent suicide. The Austrian media, which were well informed about her former relationship with Siegel, speculated that she tried to get money by using her knowledge of the Italian-American Mafia.
She was reportedly engaged to and had a daughter named Carolyn with the infamous gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, and at one time was married to textile manufacturer David L. Meyer. She died in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1978, aged 65, following a stroke that had left her debilitated for several years.
Bugsy is a 1991 American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by James Toback. The film stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Bebe Neuwirth, and Joe Mantegna. It is based on the life of American mobster Bugsy Siegel and his affair with starlet Virginia Hill.
Grace Hayes (August 3, 1895 – February 1, 1989) [1] was an American actress, singer, vaudeville entertainer and nightclub owner.. Hayes owned the Grace Hayes Lodge in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, [2] and later the Las Vegas nightclub, the Red Rooster which she renamed the Grace Hayes Lodge, [3] that was frequented by Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel. [4]
At around 10 a.m. on January 15, 1947, a local female resident found Short’s nude, bisected body lying just off the sidewalk. Her stark, white skin was “offset by jet-black hair,” according ...
Ann Landers. Though younger generations may not remember her, Landers, who was born Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1918, was famous for her advice column back when ...
Gangster Bugsy Siegel’s old place is now the restaurant. The Strip’s western edge contrasts with big flashy contemporary developments like the West Hollywood EDITION by Marriott International ...