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Dec 15, 2023 · Henry Hill's testimonies against Jimmy Conway and Paul Cicero led to their arrests and convictions, with Paulie dying in prison and Jimmy serving a long sentence before his death in 1996. This differs from the events depicted in the movie.
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Oct 24, 2023 · James Burke had been sentenced to life in prison after breaking parole rules. He died on April 13, 1996, at 65, from cancer. Photo: @Burke (modified by author) The character of Jimmy Conway, as played by Robert De Niro, is a fictionalized version of James Burke.
Apr 19, 2023 · The real-life counterpart to Jimmy Conway was James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, who (like in the film) was sentenced to prison on the testimony of Henry Hill in 1982, specifically in relation to...
1 day ago · Jason Lee McQuoid, from Winsford, died age 37 when he took his own life at HMP Risley, in Warrington, on March 2, 2021. A jury inquest heard by assistant coroner Charlotte Keighley at Cheshire Coroner’s Court found multiple failures with his care. Mr McQuoid’s aunt, Joyce McQuoid, said: “Jason died in the most inhumane of conditions.
Feb 8, 2022 · Robert De Niro, then already a two-time Academy Award winner, played Jimmy Conway, based on real-life gangster Jimmy Burke.
May 11, 2024 · While already in prison, Burke was then convicted of murder and sentenced to an additional 20 years behind bars. He was still serving time when he died of lung cancer in 1996, aged 64. He outlived his son, Frank James Burke, by nine years. Frank was an active cocaine dealer and mobster, too, for the Gambinos – another of the Five Families.
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Mar 9, 2024 · James Burke A.K.A. “Jimmy The Gent”. Thomas Monaster/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images James Burke’s true story was one of the most memorable ones dramatized in Goodfellas. James Burke, played by Robert De Niro as “Jimmy Conway” in the film, was the principal architect of the Lufthansa heist.