Eddie Diamond
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Eddie Diamond (d. May 1929) was a New York mobster and the younger brother of Jack "Legs" Diamond. Along with his brother, Eddie Diamond served under Arnold Rothstein and Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen as strikebreakers during Prohibition. Like his brother, he survived an attempt on his own life when, on November 6, 1923 [1], he was ambushed by Dutch Schultz's hitmen in Denver, Colorado while recovering from tuberculosis and shot at over 100 times emerging from his car unharmed. Returning to New York, his condition worsened and he eventually died in Upstate New York in May 1929.
He was later portrayed by Warren Oates in the 1960 film The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond.
[edit] Further reading
- Katcher, Leo. The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 0-306-80565-0
- Mannion, James. 101 Things You Didn't Know About The Mafia: The Lowdown on Dons, Wiseguys, Squealers and Backstabbers. Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2005. ISBN 1-59337-267-1
- Pietrusza, David. Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. ISBN 0-7867-1250-3
- United States.Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. Investigation of Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce: Hearings Before a Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. 1951. [2]
[edit] References
- English, T.J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5
