Owney Madden | |
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![]() Owney Madden in 1931 New York City Police Department mugshot | |
Born | Owen Vincent Madden December 18, 1891 Leeds, England |
Died | April 24, 1965 Hot Springs, Arkansas, US | (aged 73)
Other names | The Killer |
Occupation | Gangster |
Owen Vincent "Owney" Madden (December 18, 1891 – April 24, 1965) was a British-born American gangster who was a leading underworld figure in New York during Prohibition. Nicknamed "The Killer", he garnered a brutal reputation within street gangs and organized crime. He ran the Cotton Club in Manhattan and was a leading boxing promoter. After increased attention from law enforcement in New York, Madden moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1935, where he remained until his death from natural causes in 1965.
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