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Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago. He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility.
The Untouchables were special agents of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition led by Eliot Ness, who, from 1930 to 1932, worked to end Al Capone's illegal activities by aggressively enforcing Prohibition laws against his organization.
Jun 3, 1987 · The Untouchables: Directed by Brian De Palma. With Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia. During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
The Untouchables: With Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni. Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
The Untouchables is an autobiographical memoir by Eliot Ness co-written with Oscar Fraley, published in 1957. The book deals with the experiences of Ness, who was a federal agent in the Bureau of Prohibition , as he fought crime in Chicago in the late 1920s and early 1930s with the help of a special team of agents handpicked for their ...
American FBI agent Eliot Ness headed the investigation of Chicago mobster Al Capone in the 1930s (Getty Images) The assistant prosecutor calls his boss, who comes out and also bangs on the...
Apr 15, 2024 · Eliot Ness was an American crime fighter, head of a nine-man team of law officers called the “Untouchables,” who opposed Al Capone’s underworld network in Chicago. A graduate of the University of Chicago, Ness was 26 when, in 1929, he was hired as a special agent of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Dec 27, 2017 · Eliot Ness and his memoir he wrote with Oscar Fraley, “The Untouchables.” From Shawshots/Alamy Stock Photo (left.) By early 1956, Eliot Ness looked haggard and careworn, hardly like a man...
Feb 15, 2014 · Douglas Perry's new book is Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero, and he tells Scott Simon that Ness got the go-ahead to form the Untouchables and go after Capone due to some...
Dec 31, 2018 · Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 - May 16, 1957) was a U.S. special agent in charge of enforcing prohibition in Chicago, IL. He is best known for leading a squad of special agents, nicknamed “The Untouchables,” which was responsible for the capture, arrest, and ultimate incarceration of Italian mobster Al Capone . Fast Facts: Eliot Ness.
