Owney Madden
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Owney Madden was a notorious early 20th-century New York City gangster and bootlegger who controlled the famed Cotton Club during Prohibition.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gangster
ⓘ
organized crime figure ⓘ |
| activity |
bootlegging
ⓘ
homicide ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| activityInLaterLife | hotel ownership in Hot Springs ⓘ |
| alias |
Owney Madden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Killer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Gophers gang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City underworld ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Dutch Schultz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucky Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1891-12-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Leeds, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessInterest |
Cotton Club
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nightclubs ⓘ speakeasies ⓘ |
| controlled | Cotton Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledTerritory | Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | murder ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1965-04-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish ⓘ |
| fullName | Owen Vincent Madden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigrationDestination | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | bootleg beer distribution in New York City ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bootleg beer rackets in New York City
ⓘ
violent enforcement tactics ⓘ |
| laterResidence | Hot Springs, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
ⓘ
British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
control of the Cotton Club
ⓘ
role in New York City organized crime during Prohibition ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPeriod | Prohibition era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalOrigin | Irish parents ⓘ |
| releasedFromPrisonYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| servedPrisonTimeAt | Sing Sing prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFrontBusiness |
nightclubs
ⓘ
taxi companies ⓘ |
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