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May 19, 1987 · May 19, 1987. The drug dealer son of imprisoned mobster James 'Jimmy... NEW YORK -- The drug dealer son of imprisoned mobster James 'Jimmy the Gent' Burke was shot dead while 'trying...
Jan 22, 2021 · 1980: James Burke (Jimmy the Gent) is arrested. | Thomas Monaster/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images In Hill’s voiceover in Goodfellas , he speaks about “Jimmy doing hits at 16.”
Watch the Goodfellas Movie Trailer: Message Board (Discuss the Film): Meet the real Henry Hill and learn the Goodfellas true story behind the movie. See photos of the real Jimmy the Gent Burke and get the facts.
Jul 22, 2020 · On the other hand, Brooklyn gangster Jimmy Burke delighted in murder and was responsible for several of the corpses that Hill had to bury. In his 2003 memoir, A Goodfellas Guide to New York,...
Mar 31, 2023 · Born: 5 July 1931, New York, New York, United StatesDied: 13 April 1996, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, United StatesChildren: ...
Apr 17, 1996 · James (Jimmy the Gent) Burke, a legendary gangster and suspected mastermind of the 1978 Lufthansa theft of nearly $6 million in cash, died on Saturday at a Buffalo hospital. He was 64.
Mar 9, 2024 · Updated March 28, 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.
