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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.
Mar 3, 2014 · James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke was one of the most notorious Irish-American gangsters of all time, a violent, ruthless criminal responsible for countless murders and one of the largest cash robberies in American history. He was also one of the real-life goodfellas.
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.
Feb 28, 2024 · Jimmy “The Gent” Burke handpicked six men from the Lucchese family, his own son, and one member of the Gambino family to do the job. They performed the entire thing in 64 minutes and ended up bringing Burke nearly $6 million (just over $22 million by today’s standards).
Dec 19, 2020 · Such is the case of De Niro’s Jimmy Conway, whose real name was James Burke, and they were both known as “The Gent”. When Henry introduced Jimmy in Goodfellas, he explained that he must have been around 28-29 years old and was already a legend, and everyone “went wild” as soon as he entered the room.
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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. Burke...
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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.
