MGK
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MGK, better known as George "Machine Gun" Kelly, was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger famed for his involvement in high-profile kidnappings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MGK canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American gangster
ⓘ
human ⓘ kidnapper ⓘ |
| activeYears |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| arrestedIn | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestedOn | 1933-09-26 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | organized crime in the American Midwest ⓘ |
| birthName | George Kelly Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation agents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
kidnapping Charles F. Urschel
ⓘ
violating the Federal Kidnapping Act ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| crime |
bank robbery
ⓘ
bootlegging ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-07-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-07-18 ⓘ |
| era | Prohibition era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| federalAgencyPursuing | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt |
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal | sensationalized by newspapers as a ruthless machine-gun-wielding gangster ⓘ |
| nickname |
MGK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Machine Gun Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | kidnapping of oil tycoon Charles F. Urschel in 1933 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Prohibition-era bootlegging
ⓘ
high-profile kidnappings ⓘ kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel ⓘ |
| occupation |
criminal
ⓘ
gangster ⓘ |
| partnerInCrime | Kathryn Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelby County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Leavenworth, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| ransomDemanded | $200,000 in Urschel kidnapping ⓘ |
| ransomReceived | $200,000 in Urschel kidnapping ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| spouse | Kathryn Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | Thompson submachine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.