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

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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.

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

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   Feb 28, 2024 · From the 1950s until his arrest in 1980, Lucchese family associate James "Jimmy The Gent" Burke was a ruthless loan shark, truck hijacker, and drug dealer. Henry Hill claimed that Burke was directly responsible for at least 60-70 murders.

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   Apr 19, 2023 · The real-life counterpart to Jimmy Conway was James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, who (like in the film) was sentenced to prison on the testimony of Henry Hill in 1982, specifically in relation to...

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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.

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   May 11, 2024 · Along with mob boss Paulie Cicero, Jimmy Conway is the main gangster convicted as a result of Hill’s testimony in court. Hill ends the film as “an average nobody” living in a small town under a different idea, lamenting the fact that “now it’s all over” for his organised crime business.

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8. www.wikiwand.com › en › James_Burke_(gangster)James Burke (gangster) - Wikiwand

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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.

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   Sep 21, 2020 · Sewn inside the lining of his jacket was an address book, inside which investigators found the details of a notorious New York gangster: Jimmy “The Gent” Burke. Henry Hill – the...

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    Was Jimmy Burke a real gangster in 'Goodfellas'?

    • Made famous as Jimmy "The Gent" Conway in "Goodfellas," real-life New York gangster Jimmy Burke was even more ruthless than his onscreen counterpart.

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    Why was Jimmy the Gent called Jimmy?

    • Like Henry Hill, Burke’s Irish-American heritage made it impossible for him to become a made man, but by the 1950s, he had become a major player in the South Ozone Park and East New York criminal underworld with Paul Vario’s crew, earning his nickname “Jimmy The Gent” for his practice of tipping the drivers of the trucks that he stole.

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    • Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018. ^ "FBI finds possible human remains at former home of late gangster James". The Independent. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018. ^ a b DeStefano, Anthony (2017).

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