Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel

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American mobster human organized crime figure

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was a notorious American mobster and key architect of organized crime’s expansion into Las Vegas, becoming one of the most infamous figures of the early 20th-century underworld.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American mobster → human → organized crime figure →
associatedWith	Frank Costello → Lucky Luciano → Meyer Lansky → Virginia Hill →
birthDate	1906-02-28 →
birthPlace	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
causeOfDeath	gunshot wounds →
child	Barbara Siegel → Millicent Siegel →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
crimeType	bootlegging → gambling operations → murder → racketeering →
criminalStatus	deceased →
deathDate	1947-06-20 →
deathPlace	Beverly Hills, California, United States →
era	Prohibition era → early 20th century →
ethnicGroup	Jewish American →
familyName	Siegel →
fullName	Benjamin Siegel →
genre	organized crime →
givenName	Benjamin →
influenced	development of Las Vegas as a gambling resort →
knownFor	involvement in Flamingo Hotel and Casino → role in development of Las Vegas Strip →
mannerOfDeath	homicide →
mediaPortrayal	portrayed in the 1991 film "Bugsy" →
memberOf	Murder, Inc. → National Crime Syndicate →
movement	American organized crime →
nickname	Bugsy →
notability	one of the most infamous American mobsters of the 20th century →
notableAlias	Ben Siegel →
notableEvent	co-founding of Murder, Inc. enforcement arm → investment in construction of the Flamingo Hotel →
notableWork	Flamingo Hotel and Casino →
occupation	gangster → mobster →
placeOfBurial	Hollywood Forever Cemetery →
portrayedBy	Warren Beatty →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States → New York City, New York, United States →
spouse	Esta Krakower →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Millicent Siegel ("Bugsy Siegel") → Millicent Siegel ("Benjamin Siegel") →	father
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel ("Ben Siegel") → Benjamin Siegel ("Ben Siegel") →	notableAlias
Millicent Siegel ("Bugsy Siegel") → Millicent Siegel ("Benjamin Siegel") →	notableRelative
Virginia Hill ("Bugsy Siegel") →	affiliatedWith
Bugsy →	alias
Meyer Lansky ("Bugsy Siegel") →	associatedWith
Bugsy ("Benjamin Siegel") →	birthName
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel ("Benjamin Siegel") →	fullName
Hollywood Forever Cemetery →	hasBurial
Siegel ("Benjamin Siegel") →	hasNotableBearer
Virginia Hill ("Bugsy Siegel") →	hasRomanticPartner
Benjamin Siegel ("Bugsy Siegel") →	nickname
National Crime Syndicate ("Bugsy Siegel") →	notableMember
Flamingo Hotel and Casino ("Bugsy Siegel") →	originalDeveloper
Lucky Luciano →	partnerInCrime
Esta Krakower ("Bugsy Siegel") →	spouse