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3 unusual facts about Arnold Rothstein


Arnold Rothstein

Frank Erickson, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, and other former associates split up Rothstein's various "enterprises" after his death.

Rothstein was portrayed by several actors in films: By Robert Lowery in the 1960, The Rise and Fall of "Legs" Diamond; by David Janssen in the 1961, King of the Roaring 20's - The Story of Arnold Rothstein (aka The Big Bankroll); by Michael Lerner in the 1988, Eight Men Out, based on the Black Sox Scandal; and by F. Murray Abraham, in the 1991 Mobsters.

Ivey Wingo

That team is known for winning the a series fixed by, amongst others, Arnold Rothstein and Abe "Little Champ" Attell.


Charles Becker

Pietrusza, David (2003) Rothstein: The Life, Times and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series.

Hyman Roth

When Vito asks him who he admired, Suchowsky says Arnold Rothstein for fixing the 1919 World Series; accordingly, he changes his last name to Roth.

Leo Katcher

Katcher's books included, The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein, about the mobster/gambler, which was adapted into a movie, King of the Roaring Twenties (1961).

Max Greenberg

He was also associated with mobsters in this particular method of acquiring illegal liquor including Waxey Gordon, Meyer Lansky and Arnold Rothstein.

What Does the Bee Do?

Nucky looks to Rothstein for a port to receive alcohol, since the Coast Guard is blockading Atlantic City.


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