James ' Machine Gun' Kelly

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:faction
gptkbp:active_years 1920s-1930s
gptkbp:alias gptkb:Jimmy_Kelly
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Chicago_Outfit
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:born July 18, 1895
gptkbp:children James Kelly Jr.
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:North_Side_Gang
kidnapping
multiple counts of robbery
gptkbp:cultural_impact American gangster culture
gptkbp:cultural_representation American mobster archetype
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Leavenworth,_Kansas
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:died July 18, 1954
gptkbp:famous_for kidnapping of a wealthy businessman
use of a Thompson submachine gun
gptkbp:famous_quote " I never killed anyone who didn't deserve it."
gptkbp:finish 1933
gptkbp:historical_context Prohibition era crime.
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of the gangster era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James ' Machine Gun' Kelly
gptkbp:influenced later gangsters
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:the_Great_Depression
gptkb:Prohibition
gptkbp:inspiration music and literature
gptkbp:is_documented_in true crime literature
gptkbp:is_motivated_by financial gain
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:legacy infamy in American crime history
gptkbp:local_attraction the 1933 bank robbery in Oklahoma
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Machine_Gun_Kelly
gptkbp:notable_allies other gangsters of the era
gptkbp:notable_event capture in 1933
series of bank robberies
trial for kidnapping in 1933
gptkbp:notable_person criminal underworld figures
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:George_'_Bugs'_Moran
gptkbp:portrayed_by films and television shows
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gangster folklore
gptkbp:real_name James Howard Kelly
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Al_Capone
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Leavenworth_Penitentiary
17 years in prison
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kathryn_Kelly
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_'_Bugs'_Moran
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5