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    Bugsy Siegel. Benjamin " Bugsy " Siegel (/ ˈsiːɡəl /; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster [3] who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. [4] Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, and he also held significant ...

  2. Apr 22, 2021 · Wife and Daughters. Siegel married his childhood sweetheart Esta Krakower in January 1929, and together they had two daughters: Millicent (who died in 2017) and Barbara.

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  3. Nov 28, 2017 · Her father was reputed mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel. Siegel had a history with the mob in New York where his boyhood friends included Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano. When Siegel came to Las...

  4. Nov 9, 2009 · The son of Jewish immigrants, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (1906-1947) began his life of crime on the streets of Brooklyn. He formed the Bugs-Meyer gang with Meyer Lansky as an adolescent, then rose...

  5. Jul 21, 2017 · He became successful and enjoyed a cultivated life, visiting swanky New York nightclubs and wearing custom tailored suits. In 1936, Siegel moved with his wife, Esta Krakower (also known as Esther or Estelle), and their daughters, Millicent and Barbara, to Los Angeles.

  6. Jun 20, 2017 · The murder of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel is one of the signature events in organized crime history, rivaling the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago for supremacy in the popular consciousness. It’s perhaps no surprise that both events feature an unresolved mystery.

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  8. Sep 6, 2024 · Who was Bugsy Siegel? Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was an American mobster whose life was a whirlwind of crime, glamour, and intrigue. Born in Brooklyn in 1906 to Jewish immigrant parents, Siegel's early years were marked by poverty and street gangs.

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