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Ronald James and Reginald Kray were born on 24 October 1933 in Haggerston, East London, to Charles David Kray (1907–1983) and Violet Annie Lee (1909–1982).The Krays were thorough Eastenders – Charles from Shoreditch and Violet from Bethnal Green – and were apparently of mixed Irish, Austrian Jewish and Romanichal descent, [4] [5] [6] although this has been disputed. [7]
Anthony Thomas Lambrianou (15 April 1942, Bethnal Green, London – 26 March 2004, Kent) [1] [2] was an English criminal known for his association with the Kray Twins. [3] He was born to a Greek Cypriot father and English mother from Consett. [4] Lambrianou served 15 years in jail for his part in the murder of Jack "The Hat" McVitie in 1967. [5 ...
Freddie Foreman [1] (born 5 March 1932) is an English publican, gangster, former associate of the Kray twins and convicted criminal. Foreman was a prominent figure in London gangland from the 1950s through to the 1980s.
The underworld activities of Ronnie and Reggie Kray were cited by Lord Hamilton of Epsom as he spoke against Government legislation. Gangland rule of Kray twins recalled in opposition to ousting ...
Eileen Elizabeth Sheridan (1936–2018) was a British beauty pageant contestant who was also known for her association with the London underworld 'firm' headed by the Kray twins; notably attending the funeral of their elder brother, Charlie, in 2000, as well as the funerals of Ron and Reg Kray. Eileen was a character witness at Charlie Krays ...
He grew increasingly agitated and began making threats against the Krays. To placate him, they brought a woman to the flat: Liza Prescott, a blonde night club hostess, who was known by firm member Tommy Cowley. Mitchell soon became enamored with her, further complicating the situation. The Krays decided the only solution was to kill him. [12] [18]
Both wrote best-selling books about their lives and, in 1990, a full-length biographical film entitled The Krays was released (featuring real-life brothers Martin and Gary Kemp as the Kray twins). Jack McVitie was portrayed by actor Tom Bell in this film before also featuring in the 2004 film Charlie , this time depicted by Marius Swift.
The first part of the fourth season of "Outer Banks" dropped on Netflix on October 10. The show focuses on two groups of teenagers, Pogues and Kooks, engaged in class warfare.