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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George "Machine Gun" Kelly canonical | 6 |
| George "Machine Gun" Kelly gang | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
ⓘ
Machine Gun Kelly ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 1933-09-26 ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles F. Urschel kidnapping case
ⓘ
Kathryn Kelly ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1895-07-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| convictedBy |
federal judiciary of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal court
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
conspiracy
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extortion ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1954-07-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Leavenworth, Kansas, United States ⓘ |
| education | attended college in Mississippi (dropped out) ⓘ |
| ethnicity | White American ⓘ |
| famousQuote | "Don’t shoot, G-Men! Don’t shoot!" ⓘ |
| fullName | George Kelly Barnes ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | organized crime ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt |
Alcatraz Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta U.S. Penitentiary ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal |
portrayed in films about 1930s gangsters
ⓘ
subject of books on early FBI history ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrest in Memphis, Tennessee in 1933 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| occupation |
bank robber
ⓘ
bootlegger ⓘ |
| partOf | American criminal underworld of the Prohibition era ⓘ |
| penalty | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| publicEnemyStatus | early Public Enemy of the 1930s ⓘ |
| spouse | Kathryn Kelly ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | Thompson submachine gun ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
George "Machine Gun" Kelly gang