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Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen (September 4, 1914 – July 29, 1976) was an American gangster based in Los Angeles and boss of the Cohen crime family during the mid-20th century.
Apr 29, 2024 · Mickey Cohen started out as an enforcer for the Chicago mob before succeeding Bugsy Siegel as the boss of gangland Los Angeles in the 1940s. Mickey Cohen rose to the top of the West Coast crime world while making plenty of friends in high places.
Oct 12, 2015 · Mickey Cohen was the mob king of Los Angeles, the Jewish gangster who once ran the Hollywood underworld. Renowned for his violent temper and tabloid exploits, he was one of the premier gangsters on the West Coast, and worked with such high-profile names as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Al Capone.
Nov 28, 2023 · Mickey Cohen became the West Coast racket boss in 1947, after his mentor and predecessor, Bugsy Siegel, was assassinated. Who Was Mickey Cohen?
Mickey Cohen. Born: September 4, 1913, Brooklyn, New York. Died: July 29, 1976, Los Angeles. Nickname: Irish Mickey, Gangster Mickey. Associates: Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, Meyer Lansky, the Outfit, Jack Dragna, Candy Barr, Johnny Stompanato.
Meyer Harris Cohen, better known as Mickey Cohen, was an American gangster who ran the street gang ‘The Bugs and Meyer Mob’ after its original founder Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was murdered. Cohen had worked with Siegel for a while before earning his trust and eventually becoming his right-hand man.
Jan 10, 2013 · The new film tracks the efforts of a secretive LAPD unit to ensnare Mickey Cohen, the pugilistic crime boss portrayed by Sean Penn, and stop the rash of mob-related violence that riddled Los Angeles cafes, houses, and haberdasheries with bullets.
Jan 31, 2013 · In a special Whale Week event, Curbed LA is teaming up with Eater LA and Racked LA for an in-depth look at mid-century gangster Mickey Cohen: his (sometimes exploding) properties, the fabulous...
Together the two built a west coast crime syndicate that involved prostitution, narcotics, control of labor unions, and a horse race wire service that controlled gambling on a national scale. In the 1940’s Cohen and Siegel were becoming well known and greatly feared in Los Angeles.
Apr 1, 1972 · I am full of hair-raising information told me by an ex-underworld king-pin named Mickey Cohen. How he shot, slugged, gouged and swindled his way from rags to riches.
