Arnold Rothstein

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Arnold Rothstein was a notorious early 20th-century American mobster and gambling kingpin widely believed to have orchestrated the 1919 World Series fixing scandal.

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instanceOf crime boss
gambler
human
mobster
organized crime figure
racketeer
activeIn Manhattan gambling scene
New York City underworld
allegedlyInvolvedIn 1919 World Series fixing scandal
1919 Black Sox Scandal
surface form: Black Sox Scandal
birthDate 1882-01-17
birthPlace Manhattan
New York
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
burialPlace Queens
Union Field Cemetery
businessInterest bookmaking
bootlegging
illegal casinos
loan sharking
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
homicide
citizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate 1928-11-06
deathPlace Manhattan
New York
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
education left school at an early age
era Prohibition era
ethnicity Jewish
father Abraham Rothstein
fullName Arnold Rothstein self-link
influenced Frank Costello
Lucky Luciano
Meyer Lansky
knownFor financing bootlegging operations
fixing sporting events
large-scale illegal gambling operations
mentoring future crime bosses
mediaDepiction inspiration for Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby
portrayed in the television series Boardwalk Empire
mother Esther Rothstein
nationality American
nickname A.R.
The Brain
notableEvent shot at Park Central Hotel in Manhattan in 1928
occupation businessman
crime boss
gambler
racketeer
parentOccupation father was a successful businessman
religion Judaism
spouse Carolyn Green
Carolyn Rothstein
timePeriod early 20th century

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Meyer Wolfsheim basedOn Arnold Rothstein
Abe Attell associatedWith Arnold Rothstein
Joseph "Sport" Sullivan associatedWith Arnold Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire hasCharacter Arnold Rothstein
Jewish Mob hasNotableMember Arnold Rothstein
Dutch Schultz notableAssociate Arnold Rothstein
Rothstein hasNotableBearer Arnold Rothstein
Arnold Rothstein fullName Arnold Rothstein self-link
Nucky Thompson associatedWith Arnold Rothstein