George Jung
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George Jung was an American drug trafficker and key figure in the U.S. cocaine trade of the 1970s and 1980s, whose life story inspired the film "Blow."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Jung canonical | 3 |
| George Jacob Jung | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal
ⓘ
drug trafficker ⓘ human ⓘ smuggler ⓘ |
| activeIn | United States cocaine trade ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| alias | Boston George ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Colombian drug cartels
ⓘ
surface form:
Medellín Cartel
Pablo Escobar ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New England
ⓘ
surface form:
New England, United States
|
| birthDate | 1942-08-06 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | drug trafficking ⓘ |
| criminalPenalty | prison sentence ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2021-05-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Jung ⓘ |
| fullName |
George Jung
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
George Jacob Jung
|
| genreOfFilmInspired | biographical crime drama ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotoriety | importing cocaine into the United States ⓘ |
| hasChild | Kristina Sunshine Jung ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfNotability | organized crime ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular culture depictions of drug trafficking ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Ermine Jung
ⓘ
Frederick Jung ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Blow ⓘ |
| knownFor | large-scale cocaine smuggling from Colombia to the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted felon ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a major figure in the Medellín Cartel’s U.S. cocaine distribution network ⓘ |
| notableWork | his role in the U.S. cocaine trade of the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| occupation |
drug trafficker
ⓘ
smuggler ⓘ |
| partOf | international cocaine smuggling networks ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Weymouth, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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| portrayedBy | Johnny Depp ⓘ |
| residence |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film Blow
ⓘ
numerous interviews and documentaries about cocaine smuggling ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
George Jacob Jung