Eliot Ness

Eliot Ness
Ness, c. 1933
Born	(1903-04-19)April 19, 1903 Chicago, Illinois. U.S.
Died	May 16, 1957(1957-05-16) (aged 54) Coudersport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Spouses	Edna Stahle ​ ​ (m. 1929; div. 1938)​ Evaline Michelow ​ ​ (m. 1939; div. 1945)​ Elisabeth Andersen Seaver ​ ​ (m. 1946)​
Police career
Department	Bureau of Prohibition Cleveland Division of Police
Service years	BOP: 1926–1935 CDP: 1935–1942
Rank	Chief Investigator of the Prohibition Bureau for Chicago in 1934 Director for Public Safety for Cleveland, Ohio
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Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago. He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility. The release of his memoir The Untouchables, months after his death, launched several screen portrayals establishing a posthumous fame for Ness as an incorruptible crime fighter.