Biography
Another Mickey Cohen began to engage in an illegal business and could not minimize from a criminal path. He entered the story as the famous Gangster and a representative of the Jewish Mafia.Childhood and youth
Meyer Harris Cohen was born on September 4, 1913 in New York. His parents were Jewish emigrants who came to the United States from Ukraine. Shortly after the birth of the boy died Father, and Fanny's mother was forced to take care of six heirs, younger than which was Meyer.
A woman decided to carry children to Los Angeles, where the child began selling newspapers to financially help the family. At this time, Fanny headed a small grocery bench, and the older brothers managed the pharmacy, where alcohol was illegally manufactured.
After the boy was arrested, he had to go to a correctional school, but it did not force Cohen to refuse criminal activity. He became interested in the adolescent boxing and moved to Cleveland to participate in the fights.
The first professional battle of the young man took place in April 1930 against Patsy Farra and ended with the victory of Meyer. In subsequent years, the boxer continued to perform in the ring, but the number of defeats prevailed over winnings. As a result, he decided to leave the sport, but the nicknamed Ganggers Mickey Cohen was left for the memory of this period, which he fastened after him until the end of his life.
Personal life
Legends went about the personal life of Meyer. He was once married to a former worker Buddede Lavon Wero, who divorced in 1951. After that, Gangster attributed novels with such girls as Liz Rini, Tempest Storm and Candy Barr.Crime
In Cleveland, Mickey became acquainted with Lu Rotkopf, who brought him with the influential persons of the criminal world. For some time, the guy did a racket, and then went to Chicago to join Al Capone's grouping, the image of which became widely known not only thanks to criminal acts, but also numerous films and serials, including the "underground empire".
Soon Cohen was again detained due to the fact that several gangsters killed during a card game. But the guy managed to avoid punishment, and he continued to engage in illegal gambling business.
For some time, Gangster was Matty Capon assistant, then he was attached to Jack a gozik. After another game, Maeer's card had to flee Chicago, because there was nothing to pay debts. He returned to Cleveland, where he worked on Rothkopf. There, the guy won the confidence of another famous representative of the Jewish mafia Baghi Siegela and went to Los Angeles with him.
Working on the new boss, Cohen contributed to the beginning of the construction of the hotel "Flamingo". In the construction of large mafiosi invested, which were unhappy with how the sigel is doing business, and committed a massacre. It was so angry with Mickey that he went to the hotel where the alleged killers lived, and demanded a meeting with them. However, Cohen was forced to leave when the police arrived at the place.
After the murder of Bagsi Meyer became the new mafia boss of Los Angeles. Under the control of the criminal, jewelry shops, restaurants and gambling establishments were. To match the status, a man invited a tutor who taught him to read and write, and also helped improve manners.
However, this provision was satisfied with everything, and Cohen fell into disfavor to the former partner of Sigel Jack Dragna. Attempts were repeatedly accomplished on him, because of what Mickey hired a bodyguard, turned his house into a fortress with a large collection of weapons and got an armored car.
During this period, the man attracted the attention of the American authorities, who began an investigation against him. Interrogations did not give anything, and the offender sentenced to four years of taxes. Once at the wild, Mickey became a celebrity. His photo was published in the newspapers, and Mafio himself even agreed to give an interview with T-shirt Wallace.
In 1961, Cohen was again convicted of the same article, but this time sent to serve his sentence in Alcatrace. Soon the man was transferred to the Atlanta federal prison, where he survived another attempt. After almost 11 years after the sentence, Mickey was released and spent the last years of life at freedom.
Death
Gangster died on July 29, 1976, the cause of death was cancer of the stomach. The grave of Cohen is located in a memorial park in Caulver City.
The image of Mafii was repeatedly used in the cinema, including the city of Gangsterov, in which he played Jeremy Luke, and Baghi, where the performer became Harvey Kaitel. In the Hunters on Gangster Hunters, the hero of Mickey went to Sean Penn, and his woman Grace Faraday embodied on the screen Emma Stone.
To the cinema
- 1991 - "Bagsi" (Actor Harvey Keitel)
- 1997 - "Secrets of Los Angeles" (actor Paul Gilfoil)
- 2006 - "Black Orchid" (mentioned, but does not appear on the screen)
- 2013 - "Gangster Hunters" (actor Sean Penn)
- 2013-2014 - "City of Gangsters" (Actor Jeremy Luke)