You can mark you interesting snippets of text that will be available through a unique link in your browser.


Moran, George

Moran, George

▪ American gangster
byname  Bugs Moran  
born 1893, Minnesota, U.S.
died Feb. 25, 1957, U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kan.

      Chicago gangster and bootlegger of the Prohibition era.

      A childhood friend and, later, right-hand man of Dion O'Bannion, Moran and Earl “Hymie” Weiss inherited O'Bannion's gang in Chicago when the chief was killed in 1924. Moran became sole leader after Weiss was killed in late 1926. For the next three years Moran's gang and Al Capone's (Capone, Al) were locked in bloody warfare, climaxed in 1929 by the St. Valentine's Day Massacre (Saint Valentine's Day Massacre) (q.v.), in which several members of Moran's mob were slaughtered. His power reduced, he drifted into petty crimes, ending his days in prison for bank robberies (Ohio Penitentiary, 1946–56; Leavenworth federal penitentiary, 1957). He died of lung cancer.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

  
Share  

Look at other dictionaries:

  • George Moran — George „Bugs“ Moran, geboren als Adelard Leo Cunin, (* 21. August 1891 in St. Paul, Minnesota; † 25. Februar 1957 im Bundesgefängnis Leavenworth, Kansas) war ein bekannter Mobster in Chicago während der US amerikanischen Alkoholprohibition von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Moran of the Lady Letty — Directed by George Melford Produced by Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky Written by Frank Norris(novel) Monte Katterjohn(adaptation scenario) …   Wikipedia

  • George Moore (novelist) — George Augustus Moore (24 February 1852 – 21 January 1933) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic landed family. He originally wanted to be a painter, and studied art …   Wikipedia

  • George Melford — Nombre real George Henry Knauff Nacimiento 19 de febrero de 1877 …   Wikipedia Español

  • George O'Brien (actor) — George O Brien (April 19, 1899 ndash; September 4, 1985) was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s.Born in San Francisco, California, O Brien was the elder son of Daniel J. and Margaret L.… …   Wikipedia

  • George O'Brien — George O’Brien (* 19. April 1899 in San Francisco, Kalifornien; † 4. September 1985 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) war ein US amerikanischer Schauspieler. O’Brien war College Sportler bevor er in der United States Navy im Ersten Weltkrieg diente. Er begann… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George O'Brien — Dans La Charge héroïque (1949) D …   Wikipédia en Français

  • George MacDonald Fraser — OBE (* 2. April 1925 in Carlisle; † 2. Januar 2008 in Strang, Insel Man[1]) war ein schottischer Autor. Er schrieb vor allem historische Romane, wie den Flashman Papers, aber auch historische Fachbücher sowie Drehbücher für Filme.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George O’Brien — (* 19. April 1899 in San Francisco, Kalifornien; † 4. September 1985 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) war ein US amerikanischer Schauspieler. O’Brien war College Sportler bevor er in der United States Navy im Ersten Weltkrieg diente. Er begann seine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George Oakley Totten, Jr. — George Oakley Totten, Jr. (1866 1939), was one of Washington D.C.’s most prolific and skilled architects in the Gilded Age. His international training and interest in architectural decoration led to a career of continuous experimentation and… …   Wikipedia