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	Bugsy Siegel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Siegel was used for bootlegging operations in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
		Siegel became enamored with a sharp-tongued moll and courier, Virginia Hill.
		Siegel was also portrayed by Harvey Keitel (who himself appeared in the Bugsy film as Mickey Cohen), in the 1973 TV movie The Virginia Hill Story and by Armand Assante in the 1991 film The Marrying Man.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bugsy_Siegel (1685 words)

	Bugsy Siegel, Gangster
		The name "Bugsy" is a term of endearment or honor in the gangster world and is given out to those that show no fear in sticky situations, or who are willing to do the jobs that others are afraid to take.
		Bugsy Siegel hated the name and anyone who used it to his face risked their own personal health as Siegel was not a man to mess with.
		Bugsy Siegel is associated with gambling in Las Vegas and people will be surprised that his work in Vegas came at the very end of his life.
	www.bugsysclub.com /club/community/info_seigel.htm (1149 words)

	BBC - Crime Case Closed - Bugsy Siegel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bugsy was gaining a reputation amongst his criminal peers and he appeared to be almost fearless.
		Siegel, Lansky and Luciano savagely beat the women into remaining silent, but were caught in the act by the police.
		Although Bugsy was a hotheaded character, he also had the ability to be incredibly clinical in some of his executions and almost foolhardy in his recklessness and total lack of fear.
	www.bbc.co.uk /crime/caseclosed/bugsysiegel.shtml (1782 words)

	Bugsy Siegel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Siegel was friends with Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano, both of whom came up in the Mafia organizations with him.
		Bugsy had been sent to California by mobsters to try to open a syndicate in the West.
		Lansky, who remembered fondly how Siegel had saved his life on various occasions when they were young, took a stand against the hit, and he asked them to give Siegel a chance until the casino opened.
	www.explainthis.info /bu/bugsy-siegel.html (725 words)

	The First 100 Persons Who Shaped Southern Nevada
		Siegel's top-floor suite was riddled with trap doors and escape hatches, one leading to a getaway car in his private garage.
		Siegel lived at the Waldorf Astoria and traveled in a bullet-proof limousine with the requisite pair of torpedoes posing as bodyguards.
		Siegel was one of the schemers behind opening a pipeline of narcotics trafficking from Mexico to the United States, and he raked a percentage of the profits from the largest prostitution ring in the West.
	www.1st100.com /part2/siegel.html (2239 words)

	Bugsy Siegel: Vegas
		Bugsy Siegel and Las Vegas are forever intertwined; like Bonnie and Clyde or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the story of one cannot be told without including the other.
		Bugsy Siegel is so synonymous with gambling in Las Vegas that many people are surprised to learn that he had a long and storied professional life before he headed west.
		Bugsy was a gangster, not an architect, and some of the builders working on the project were stealing him blind.
	www.theglobal2012.com /Cosa-Nostra/Bosses/Bugsy-Siegel/bugsyvegas.htm (1472 words)

	Benjamin Siegel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Siegel could be at a party with his "high class friends" and then slip away for a quick murder mission with a longtime murder mate of his, Frankie Carbo (who later became the underworld's boss of boxing).
		Siegel dubbed the place the Flamingo, the nickname of another Siegel mistress, Virginia Hill.
		Siegel knew he was in deep trouble but got what he thought was an extension of time to turn the Flamingo around.
	www.carpenoctem.tv /mafia/siegel.html (1188 words)

	Bugsy Siegel
		On June 20 1947, Bugsy was staying in the house rented by his girlfriend Virginia Hill at 810 Linden Drive, in Beverly Hills.
		Meanwhile the person who is going to kill Bugsy is sneaking up the driveway of the house next door, and aims through the side window.
		Bugsy was taken to the coroner (oogy picture) where the autopsy was performed.
	www.findadeath.com /Deceased/s/bugsy/bugsysiegel.htm (801 words)

	Bugsy Siegel
		She invited Bugsy to Italy in 1939, where at a party she introduced him to none other than Hermann Goering and Joseph Goebbels.
		Bugsy was always scheming, and quickly took over the the screen extras' guild union and the Los Angeles longshoremen's union.
		Siegel was now married with two daughters, but he was still a ravenous sexual animal.
	www.rotten.com /library/bio/crime/mafia/bugsy-siegel (1411 words)

	Nevada Online Encyclopedia: Benjamin Siegel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In death, Benjamin Siegel, also known as "Bugsy" (the name of a movie biography, although no one dared to call him that), became an indelible part of Las Vegas history, credited with creating the Flamingo Hotel and developing the Strip.
		In 1945, Lansky and Siegel looked for a new resort that could attract a real tourist crowd, unlike the "sawdust" joints that thrived on local and drive-in trade.
		Siegel survived to open the property on 26 December 1946.
	www.nevadahumanities.org /encyclopedia/siegel.htm (596 words)

	Bugsy Siegel: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Siegel was born in Brooklyn, New York (Brooklyn, New York: brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of new york city....
		Siegel also became enamored with moll and courier Virginia Hill (Virginia Hill: virginia hill (1916-1966) was a us mafiamob courier famous for being the only steady...
		In 1991, the life of Bugsy Siegel was the subject of the highly-fictionalized motion picture, Bugsy (Bugsy: bugsy is a 1991 film which tells the story of mobster bugsy siegel....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/bugsy_siegel (1506 words)

	Department of Cultural Affairs - "Bugsy" Siegel Documents Found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The story and photographs of the execution of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel in the Beverly Hills home of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, in June of 1947, became fixtures in the newspapers of the time, and made a lasting connection between Siegel and Las Vegas.
		Less than a month from Siegel’s ill-advised, rushed opening of the Flamingo, it is interesting to note that the date of the bank loan is the exact date of the issuance of the two stock certificates, Nov. 29th, 1946.
		It is long past the time that Siegel be demoted from a Las Vegas myth and icon, back to where he belongs, a vicious criminal and murderer who appropriated someone else’s vision of a new kind of Las Vegas.
	dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/dca/thiswas/thiswas50.htm (675 words)

	Bugsy Siegel
		Bugsy Siegel was part of that infamous gangster era in the U.S. that flourished during prohibition.
		Bugsy, notice I use the first name here as I hate calling known criminals Mr., earned a living as an assassin which is not exactly a position you will find advertised in the want ads.
		Bugsy had gone to Hollywood to meet with his friend that he grew up with, George Raft, a famous movie star of the time.
	www.indigobunting.com /Writing/BugsySiegel.html (984 words)

	Bugsy Siegel
		In gangster circles, the nickname "Bugsy" is often a term of endearment or honor.
		Bugsy Siegel earned the nickname early on in his criminal career because of his tendency to "go bugs" whenever he was angered or thwarted.
		This is the story of Bugsy Siegel -- a man who rose from the depths of poverty to the pinnacle of mob life, but whose hubris would be his downfall.
	www.crimelibrary.com /gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/siegel/index_1.html (793 words)

	Bugsy Siegel
		Bugsy Siegel was one of the most feared hit men during the early part of the century.
		Siegel was one of the assassins of Joe Masseria during Luciano's takeover of the New York mob in 1931.
		Bugsy was found dead from five gun shot wounds to the head at his Beverly Hills home in 1947.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0761938.html (229 words)

	Benny Bugsy Siegel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bugsy Siegel was one of the most ruthless killers in the Mafia.
		Siegel was a member of Murder Incorporated, which include Albert Anastasia, Harry Greenberg and Louie Lefty.
		Anastasia, Siegel and the New York mob bosses considered the request, but decided secretly that it would be easier and result in less heat if they took out Shultz.
	www.ipsn.org /siegel.html (361 words)

	Bugsy Siegel and Chandler's Steelgrave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In August 1940 Siegel was arrested in Los Angeles for the murder of Harry Greenberg, a small-time gangster who had threatened to inform on his bosses.
		Siegel received special treatment in the County Jail, being allowed free run of the jail floor, unlimited use of a telephone, and the delivery of meals from outside restaurants.
		It was later revealed that Blank had received some $30,000 in checks from Siegel, though the doctor claimed Siegel was merely repaying a loan and not bribing him for special treatment.
	home.comcast.net /~mossrobert/html/la/siegel.htm (329 words)

	Bugsy Siegel Nevada's Favorite Gangster/Ghost
		Bugsy is credited with being the "Father of Las Vegas" because he had the foresight to realize that Las Vegas had potential, and
		Bugsy had grandiose dreams and the blessings of his mob bosses, but he just couldn't pull it off.
		There was even talk the Siegel had held back large sums, a real no-no. Bugsy had to go...On a warm night in June a bullet came crashing through the window and into Bugsy's brain....Bugsy is not forgotten in Las Vegas.
	www.hauntednevada.com /bugsy.html (334 words)

	Bugsy (1991) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The plot of the film follows the events in mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel's life that culminated in both the founding of Las Vegas and his own death.
		As the plot includes Siegel's relationship with Virginia Hill, it also shows his deteriorating relationship with his family (wife Esta and children) and associates (including Meyer Lansky and Charlie Luciano), and it also looks at Siegel's fascination with becoming a celebrity.
		Beatty is a complex and intense Siegel, driven by his passions, weighted by his faults, and, ultimately, just another flawed individual and not (as Siegel once thought) indestructible.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0101516 (764 words)

	Benjamin Bugsy Siegel, biography of a gangster
		Bugsy had his own influence in Hollywood; he had control of a union that represented extras, and he frequently called them out on strike.
		Bugsy arranged for his death and that of one of the other witnesses.
		Bugsy was buried in a $5,000 silver-plated casket.
	id.essortment.com /bugsysiegel_rmkw.htm (1023 words)

	CinemaNow: Rogues Gallery: Bugsy Siegel– Online Movies
		Synopsis: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, born in Brooklyn in 1906, always despised his nickname, derived from his volatile temper.
		Siegel, thinking himself as powerful as Luciano, told him to "go to hell." On June 20, 1947, as Siegel sat in the Beverly Hills living room of his girlfriend, gun moll Virginia Hill, he was shot three times in the head by Luciano hitmen.
		Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, with his Hollywood friends and flamboyant lifestyle, goes down in the annals of crime history as the man who brought the rackets to the West Coast and made Las Vegas the gambling Mecca of the world.
	www.cinemanow.com /0,0,0,0,0,0,20060/Rogues-Gallery-Bugsy-Siegel.htm (288 words)

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		There is, for example, a rather silly scene of Siegel trying to run a birthday party for his young daughter while having a meeting with the syndicate in his living room.
		The idea of Bugsy staying in California was that of the syndicate, not Bugsy himself on a twelve-day trip.
		Bugsy was not alone, however; a friend with whom he had dinner was present.
	www.cc.gatech.edu /computing/classes/AY2005/cs6300_fall/projects/project5/movies/12/1201 (1210 words)

	ARON 'Bugsy' SIEGEL
		Aron Siegel got his first club gig at the age of 15 DJing in a teen disco in the upscale Buckhead community in Atlanta, Georgia.
		Siegel and Dethman continued their relationship with Hot Hits and Doe for "Everything Is Music," once rumored to have inspired the beginning chant in "Vogue." Several songs followed with Jayne Doe on her own label, Jeneric Records.
		Siegel has recently interviewed Donnie Yen, star of Iron Monkey; John Cameron Mitchell, writer, director, and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch; and Oscar Nominee Kate Hudson and Patrick Fugit, stars of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous.
	www.djsportal.com /en/pioneer/index.php?id=siegel (2898 words)

	Movie Database - tvguide.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		BUGSY is an elegant, knowing, but ultimately heartless homage to the bygone glamour of Hollywood and Vegas.
		Director-star Beatty portrays gangster legend Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel as both a romantic visionary and a psychopathic killer--a raw mass of contradictory impulses.
		Bugsy Siegel (Beatty) arrives in California, charged with taking over the various LA rackets.
	online.tvguide.com /movies/database/Movie-Review.asp?MI=34488 (269 words)

	Murder Inc.: Jewish Gangsters in America
		Bugsy Siegel was the epitome of the gangster as we know it today.
		Bugsy was just about to kill them when DiFrasso convinced Bugsy if he killed them, then she would be killed.
		Bugsy Siegel mainly dealt in money laundering, gambling, and murder, even though he wasn’t a hit-man (remember, he’s called “Bugsy”, he would kill people anyway).
	www.ilperetz.org /graduates/michael_sugarman.htm (4205 words)

	Amazon.com: Bugsy: DVD: Warren Beatty,Annette Bening,Harvey Keitel,Ben Kingsley,Elliott Gould,Joe Mantegna,Richard C. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bugsy is easily one of the most handsome pictures of the 90s, but on a second viewing it's a little less impressive than it seemed at the time.
		Bugsy Siegel: mobster lunatic visionary, poet, prophet, a mercurial monster and marketing supergenius, a living contradiction, a man known to fly into a wild rage if a stranger called him "Bugsy" to his face, who simultaneously encouraged his Nom De Guerre among his friends, his enemies, and his publicists.
		Bugsy Siegel, who revelled in his gangster image, even had screen-tests shot of himself with a Tommy-gun looking hard and "blazing" away at the screen---this hardboiled felon worked slavishly at English diction to erase traces of his Brooklyn brogue.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767818059?v=glance (2735 words)

	Bugsy Siegel, Las Vegas, and Internet Gambling -- Wally Bock's Monday Memo, Author, Business Futurist, Keynote Speaker
		Siegel understood that casinos and organized crime were like a match made somewhere, though probably not in heaven.
		Bugsy had exploited all the illegal ways he could to make money for the Mob from illegal gambling.
		You can learn a lot about Bugsy Siegel by visiting the section of Court TV's Crime Library that's devoted to him.
	www.mondaymemo.net /031117feature.htm (1038 words)

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