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  1. George Kelly Barnes (July 17, 1900 – July 18, 1954), better known by his nickname "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Machine Gun Kelly was an American bootlegger, bank robber and kidnapper who made headlines in the 1930s. He was sentenced to life in prison along with wife Kathryn Kelly in 1933.

  3. But George “Machine Gun” Kelly—really, George Kelly Barnesearned a notorious place in FBI history after kidnapping a wealthy oil magnate in 1933 and being associated with that phrase.

  4. Aug 16, 2021 · Before the rapper-turned-rocker decided to use it as a stage name, Machine Gun Kelly was an actual and real life person. In fact, he was one of America's most notorious gangsters. Born as George Kelly Barnes on July 18 of either 1895 or 1897, per Biography, this Memphis-raised kid from a well-to-do family would become a famous violent criminal ...

  5. Apr 24, 2018 · Prohibition-era gangster George "Machine Gun" Kelly pulled off one of American history's most infamous crimes and thought he got away with it. Then his victim got revenge.

  6. Apr 22, 2024 · Machine Gun Kelly (born 1897, Tennessee, U.S.—died 1954, Leavenworth, Kansas) was a bootlegger, small-time bank robber, and kidnapper who ranged through Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico in the 1920s and ’30s.

  7. Seventy years ago today, Bureau of Investigation agents and Tennessee police officers arrested gangster George “Machine Gun” Kelly. He was a “wanted fugitive” for good reason. Two months...

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