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  1. Goodfellas changed some details about Jimmy Conway's life, such as the portrayal of the Air France robbery and the murder of Billy Batts. In real life, these events were different and more premeditated. Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas was just one of several gangsters from the 1970s and 1980s who are at the center of Martin Scorsese's mob masterpiece.

  2. 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 the ...

  3. 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. He was believed to be responsible for the deaths of those involved in the months after ...

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  4. jimconway.com.au. James Conway is an Australian harmonica player and with his brother, Mic Conway, was a co-founder of the 1970s humour, theatre and rock group, The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band. [1] [2] [3] Conway plays blues, jazz and country music, and has undertaken national tours with American bluesman Brownie McGhee, The Captain Matchbox ...

  5. Sep 21, 2020 · Records said he was born on July 5 1931 to a woman named Conway. He was put into care at two years old and moved between multiple foster homes. Hill recalled that Burke was beaten, sexually abused ...

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  6. May 31, 2021 · Goodfellas: 10 Best Tommy DeVito Quotes. In the movie, Jimmy acts as the mentor of protagonist Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), molding him from an innocent neighborhood boy to a feared gangster in New York. Jimmy is also more likable compared to the other mobsters as he makes better decisions and doesn't get violent unless it's absolutely necessary.

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  8. Feb 1, 2016 · Jim Conway, upper left, is seen on WGN-Ch. 9’s “The Jim Conway Show” on Nov. 27, 1970, along with actress Melissa Hart and Angus MacDonald, president of the Illinois chapter of St. Andrew ...

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