George "Machine Gun" Kelly
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George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American gangster
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Prohibition-era criminal → bank robber → human → kidnapper → |
| activeYears |
1920s
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1930s → |
| alias |
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
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Machine Gun Kelly → |
| arrestDate |
1933-09-26
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| arrestedBy |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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| associatedWith |
Charles F. Urschel kidnapping case
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Kathryn Kelly → |
| birthDate |
1895-07-18
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| birthPlace |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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| causeOfDeath |
heart attack
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| convictedBy |
United States federal court
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| criminalCharge |
conspiracy
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extortion → kidnapping → |
| deathDate |
1954-07-18
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| deathPlace |
Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
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| education |
attended college in Mississippi (dropped out)
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| ethnicity |
White American
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| famousQuote |
"Don’t shoot, G-Men! Don’t shoot!"
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| fullName |
George Kelly Barnes
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| gender |
male
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| genre |
organized crime
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| imprisonedAt |
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
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Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta → United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth → |
| legalJurisdiction |
United States federal law
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| mediaPortrayal |
portrayed in films about 1930s gangsters
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subject of books on early FBI history → |
| notableEvent |
arrest in Memphis, Tennessee in 1933
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| notableFor |
being labeled a "Public Enemy" in the 1930s
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kidnapping of oil tycoon Charles F. Urschel → |
| notableWork |
Charles F. Urschel kidnapping ransom scheme
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| occupation |
bank robber
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bootlegger → |
| partOf |
American criminal underworld of the Prohibition era
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| penalty |
life imprisonment
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| publicEnemyStatus |
early Public Enemy of the 1930s
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| spouse |
Kathryn Kelly
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| usedWeapon |
Thompson submachine gun
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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George "Machine Gun" Kelly
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alias |
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Alcatraz Island
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notableInmateHeld |