Mystery photo VI

 

Mystery_photo_no1

Lots of guesses so far: Telly Savalas (2 votes!), Mickey Cohen, Sammy
Cahn, Billy Wilder, Mel Blanc, Neil Simon, Jack Dragna, E.H. Land,
Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg, Johnny Roselli, Frank DeSimone, Bugsy Siegel, Matt Weinstock and Dustin Hoffman.

But none of them are right.

Maybe you have become fond of our mystery guest or wondered what he was like. Unfortunately, the end of his life was not pretty.

 

Mystery_photo_no7

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6 Responses to Mystery photo VI

  1. Joe D's avatar Joe D says:

    Harry “Hooky” Rothman?
    –Nice guess.
    But no.
    –Larry

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  2. HC's avatar HC says:

    so based on photo 5, he was a prisoner in California. Was he an anarchist or a communist on trial for conspiring to blow something up?
    I might have said he was a writer up on obscenity charges, but if he died a violent death–shots through a window, no less ( a windshield?)–then he must have been a gangster.
    –Could be.
    Keep guessing!
    –Larry

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  3. Joe D's avatar Joe D says:

    Samuel “The Mouthpiece” Rummel?
    –Interesting possibility.
    But no.
    Keep guessing!
    Larry

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  4. Gabe's avatar Gabe says:

    Looks a bit like Mo Greene.
    Larry, we are not going to guess this one. Tell us! I give.
    –Patience… All will be revealed.
    In time.
    –Larry

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  5. jeff prescott's avatar jeff prescott says:

    The puzzle was fun yesterday –not really– it didn’t help me!
    How about former ‘hotel owner’ (& business associate) Davie Berman??
    –Oh, that’s an interesting guess.
    But no.
    –Larry

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  6. jamie's avatar jamie says:

    Hi Larry,
    Looks like I’m kinda late on this.I’m up here in Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada.
    Is that one of the “Two Tony’s?”.Brancato or Trombino?

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