John Dillinger
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Allen Abel, Sarah Palin and the real Americans...says." Ms. Fuehring told me she never had lined up to see anyone before, but she did go to high school with the first cousin of John Dillinger, the gangster. "Are you afraid that people like you are not the majority in America anymore?" In this article: Sarah Heath Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Kia Spectra, Al Unser, Jr., and Dennis Miller |
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National Post | 3 days ago
Palin fever: 'It was like Christmas for us'
...anybody says." Ms. Fuehring told me she never had lined up to see anyone before, but she did go to high school with the first cousin of John Dillinger, the gangster. "That could be her campaign slogan, three years from now," I said. "It has...
In this article: Sarah Heath Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Kia Spectra, Al Unser, Jr., and Dennis Miller
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Sunday Mirror | 4 days ago
Crime time Chicago
...the region has always been synonymous with gangsters - a reputation bolstered by the recent hit film Public Enemies, about mobster John Dillinger and starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. And if the movie piqued your interest, Chicago...
In this article: Chicago, Public Enemies, Crown Point, US, Tomato sauce, Pizza, and Baby Face Nelson
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Huffington Post | 4 days ago
David Murray: Studs Terkel, On His Dance With the FBI: 'Oh Well'
...his diminutive size, and his soft Southern accent. It was a year or so before he would achieve renown as the FBI man who did in John Dillinger." He asked me about myself. He was curious: Why should a University of Chicago Law School...
In this article: FBI, Studs Terkel, University of Chicago Law School, Morris Raphael Cohen, City College of New York, and Mark Twain
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Stuff | 6 days ago
Johnny Depp earns second 'sexiest man' title
...generations of women - and for many different reasons to different kinds of women." Depp's recent roles include 1930s gangster John Dillinger in Public Enemies and the murderous London barber Sweeney Todd. His next screen role is as the...
In this article: Johnny Depp, People Magazine, Robert Pattinson, Alice in Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean, Public Enemies, Mad Hatter, and Jude Law
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | 6 days ago
Johnny Depp wins his 2nd 'Sexiest Man Alive' title
...willing to invest in what he is doing, the rewards are plentiful. Plunging into the action with no set-up, Public Enemies opens with John Dillinger's brazen orchestration of a prison break from the Indiana State Penitentiary in 1933. That...
In this article: Johnny Depp, Patrick Swayze, People Magazine, Public Enemies, Michael Mann, and Pirates of the Caribbean
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Boston Herald | November 14, 2009
7 reasons why Massachusetts is cooler than Indiana
...after the men who won America's independence; theirs is named after Paul Revere's mode of transportation. State criminal: Indiana native John Dillinger would never survive a gunfight with Southie psycho Whitey Bulger. State Bird: Both...
In this article: Massachusetts, Larry Bird, Emily Dickinson, Dr. Seuss, Henry David Thoreau, Paul Revere, and Edgar Allen Poe
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Forbes.com Business News | November 12, 2009
How to Reduce Bank Robberies
...marked bills. But as we tell our kids, a smile and a hello wouldn't have hurt. All Bank Robbers Want is a Little Love When John Dillinger was waving guns at bank employees during the Depression, bank robberies were surprisingly rare.
In this article: Wal-Mart, Chicago, Recession, Forbes Magazine, and American Bankers Association
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Starpulse Entertainment News | October 25, 2009
Johnny Depp Stars As Legendary Outlaw John Dillinger In 'Public Enemies', On DVD Dec. 8
...and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop John Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone-from his...
In this article: Public Enemies, Johnny Depp, Blu-ray, DVD, Michael Mann, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, and Universal Studios
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John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was a bank robber in the Midwestern United States during the early 1930s. He was a dangerous criminal, who was responsible for the murder of several police officers, robbed at least two dozen banks and four police stations, and escaped from jail twice, but some people idolized him as a modern-day Robin Hood. He was nicknamed "the Jackrabbit" for his graceful movements during heists, such as leaping over counters and his many narrow getaways from police. The exploits of Dillinger and his gang, along with those of other criminals of the Great Depression such as Bonnie and Clyde and Ma Barker, dominated the attention of the American press and its readers during what is sometimes referred to as the public enemy era (1931–1935), a period which led to the development of the modern, more sophisticated Federal Bureau of Investigation.
After spending nearly a year running from police, and hiding out in Florida, Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin, Dillinger was wounded in one escape from police and returned to his father's home to heal. He soon returned to Chicago in July 1934, the site of several of his highest profile crimes. He was discovered there by police, who were informed of his whereabouts by a prostitute. On July 22, they closed in on a theater where he was watching a movie, and moved to arrest him as he left the building. He pulled a weapon and attempted to flee, but was shot three times, with a bullet through his face killing him. His crimes were sensationalized across the nation, and his numerous escapes and robberies fed many urban legends in the United States.
- Birth Date:
- June 22, 1903
- Birthplace:
- Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
- Death Date:
- July 22, 1934
- Place of Death:
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Spouse:
- Beryl Hovious (divorced)
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