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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American gangster
Prohibition-era criminal
bank robber
human
kidnapper
activeYears 1920s
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, Tennessee, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
convictedBy United States federal court
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge conspiracy
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 Federal Penitentiary
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
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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George "Machine Gun" Kelly
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Alcatraz Island
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