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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Burke_(gangster)James Burke (gangster) - Wikipedia

    James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, the largest cash robbery in American history at the time. He was believed to be responsible for the deaths of those involved in the months after ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jimmy_the_Gent_(film)Jimmy the Gent (film) - Wikipedia

    Jimmy the Gent is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-crime film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring James Cagney and Bette Davis and featuring Allen Jenkins. It was the first pairing of Cagney and Davis, who would reunite for The Bride Came C.O.D. seven years later.

  4. americanmafiahistory.com › jimmy-burkeJimmy Burke - A Goodfella with a Mean Streak - American Mafia ...

    Mar 3, 2014 · Jimmy Burke was a violent, ruthless criminal who worked with the mafia and committed countless murders and the Lufthansa heist. He was also the model for Jimmy "The Gent" Conway, played by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorcese's movie GoodFellas.

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  6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0025330Jimmy the Gent (1934) - IMDb

    Jimmy Corrigan is an unpolished, unmannered, unscrupulous con man specializing in finding bogus claimants for the unclaimed fortunes of wealthy people who die without an heir. Charles Wallingham, his chief rival, has stolen away his "Girl Friday," Joan Marsh, with whom Corrigan is still smitten.

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  7. allthatsinteresting.com › goodfellas-true-story › 2The True Story Of The Real-Life 'Goodfellas' That The Movie ...

    Mar 9, 2024 · James Burke A.K.A. “Jimmy The Gent”. Thomas Monaster/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images James Burke’s true story was one of the most memorable ones dramatized in Goodfellas. James Burke, played by Robert De Niro as “Jimmy Conway” in the film, was the principal architect of the Lufthansa heist.

  8. allthatsinteresting.com › jimmy-burkeJimmy Burke, The Real-Life Jimmy Conway From 'Goodfellas'

    Feb 28, 2024 · Jimmy Burke was a notorious New York gangster who orchestrated the Lufthansa heist and many other crimes. Learn about his troubled childhood, his Mafia connections, and his untold story of violence and greed.

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  10. www.biography.com › crime › real-goodfellasHenry Hill and the Real-Life GoodFellas: The True Story ...

    Jul 22, 2020 · Burke was known as “Jimmy the Gent” because he was always passing out wads of cash and big tips to everyone in the neighborhood, but the nickname also contained more than a trace of irony.