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   Waxey Gordon (born Irving Wexler; January 19, 1888 – June 24, 1952) was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling. An associate of Arnold Rothstein during prohibition , he was caught up in a power struggle following Rothstein's death.

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3. boardwalkempire.fandom.com › wiki › Waxey_GordonWaxey Gordon | Boardwalk Empire Wiki | Fandom

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   Waxey Gordon (played by Nick Sandow) is a Philadelphia crime boss and bootlegger. He is based on the historical figure of the same name. Gordon has an eight year business relationship with Manny Horvitz. Horvitz is the boss of the Jew Town neighborhood in Philadelphia. Gordon has alienated Manny by failing to deliver on promises made. Gordon is also an associate of New York crime boss Arnold ...

4. www.tabletmag.com › sections › communityThe Beer Baron of the Lower East Side - Tablet Magazine

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   Aug 15, 2023 · Waxey Gordon was indeed “one the prohibition era’s most sinister underworld figures,” as The New York Times dubbed him. He was also part of the generation of Jews born in the Lower East Side ...

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   Dec 23, 2023 · From a lowly pickpocket in the days of the horse and carriage, to one of the Prohibition Era's biggest bootleggers and finally a drug kingpin in the jet age;...

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7. crimemagazine.com › waxey-gordon’s-half-century-crimeWaxey Gordon’s Half Century of Crime Crime Magazine

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   Oct 14, 2009 · Waxey Gordon. Waxey Gordon led a life of crime during a very long life. Busted for pickpocketing at age 18, he became a major East Coast bootlegger during Prohibition and the head of a heroin ring following World War II when he was in his 60s. He was the one Jewish gangster who seriously rivaled Meyer Lansky, who became his bitter enemy.

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   Waxey Gordon 3 episodes, 2011-2012 Patch Darragh ... Robert Bennett III / ... 3 episodes, 2013-2014 Chase Coleman ... Billy Winslow 3 episodes, 2010 Oakes Fegley ... Young Elias Thompson 3 episodes, 2014

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   Who was Waxey Gordon?

   • Waxey Gordon was indeed “one the prohibition era’s most sinister underworld figures,” as The New York Timesdubbed him. He was also part of the generation of Jews born in the Lower East Side during the late 19th century that moved beyond the immigrant neighborhood to seek other nefarious opportunities.

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   Is Waxey Gordon based on a true story?

   • Waxey Gordon (played by Nick Sandow) is a Philadelphia crime boss and bootlegger. He is based on the historical figure of the same name . Gordon has an eight year business relationship with Manny Horvitz. Horvitz is the boss of the Jew Town neighborhood in Philadelphia. Gordon has alienated Manny by failing to deliver on promises made.

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   How did Waxey Gordon die?

   • Six months into his life sentence, he was transported to Alcatraz where he was scheduled to testify in a federal narcotics trial in San Francisco. On June 24, he died from a massive heart attack in the prison’s hospital. Waxey Gordon was indeed “one the prohibition era’s most sinister underworld figures,” as The New York Timesdubbed him.

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   Was Waxey Gordon a'malignant cancer'?

   • The judge who sentenced him for the last time depicted his life of crime as a "malignant cancer" on society. When he died of a massive heart attack in Alcatraz in 1952, the 66-year-old was facing new federal charges for heading a coast-to-coast drug ring. Waxey Gordon started out life as Irving Wexler.

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   What happened to Waxey Gordon & Dutch Schultz?

   • With the spectacular conviction achieved in Chicago against Al Capone, the special agents of the Intelligence Unit of the IRS were reassigned to New York to begin the same process on East Coast bootleggers Waxey Gordon and Dutch Schultz. For two years, six investigators worked full time collecting evidence that would stand up in court on Gordon.

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   Who is a boxing trainer on 'Bobby Waldron'?

   • Bobby Waldron Jack Houston boxing trainer (2 episodes, 2012-2013) Fabio Ciro adr voice artist (2 episodes, 2012) Michael Elian stand-in (2 episodes, 2012) Max Adams utility production assistant (1 episode, 2010) Benjamin Baxley production assistant (1 episode, 2010) Marianne Bower

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    Oct 26, 2014 · Irving “Waxey Gordon” Wexler was known, as a kid, for being such a good pickpocket that it was like people’s wallets were lined with wax. Waxey Gordon came up through Dopey” Benny Fein’s ...