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Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen (September 4, 1914 – July 29, 1976) was an American gangster, boxer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles and boss of the Cohen crime family during the mid-20th century.
Apr 29, 2024 · Published April 29, 2024. Updated May 7, 2024. Mickey Cohen succeeded Bugsy Siegel as the leader of L.A.'s criminal underground in the mid 1900s — and became a celebrity in the process. When you think of organized crime in America, you probably think of the Mafia, right?
Nov 28, 2023 · Mickey Cohen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Los Angeles. After a troubled childhood, Cohen's first connections with top Jewish and Italian mobsters came during his teenage years ...
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Mickey Cohen. Born: September 4, 1913, Brooklyn, New York. Died: July 29, 1976, Los Angeles. Nickname: Irish Mickey, Gangster Mickey. Associates: Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, Meyer Lansky, the Outfit, Jack Dragna, Candy Barr, Johnny Stompanato. Like so many American mobsters, Meyer Harris Cohen started out hustling newspapers on the streets of ...
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Feb 14, 2019 · Mobster Mickey Cohen was hanging out at Sherry’s, his favorite after-hours haunt at 9039 Sunset Boulevard. Dapper and dangerous, Cohen was holding court in what his biographer Tere Tereba calls...
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Oct 12, 2015 · Mickey Cohen was the mob king of Los Angeles, the Jewish gangster who once ran the Hollywood underworld. Renowned for his violent temper and tabloid exploits, he was one of the premier gangsters on the West Coast, and worked with such high-profile names as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Al Capone.
Jan 31, 2013 · In a special Whale Week event, Curbed LA is teaming up with Eater LA and Racked LA for an in-depth look at mid-century gangster Mickey Cohen: his (sometimes exploding) properties, the fabulous...
