One of new yorks most notorious gamblers is shot to death. Arnold rothsteins casinos were not only legendary but also continuously raided by police. Joseph shalleck, 92, lawyer and exdemocratic official. Arnold rothsteins wild, reallife 1920s sopranos story the modern drug war started with arnold rothstein, a criminal master so feared he. Arnstein had deserted his wife carrie in 1909, been arrested but not convicted of swindling, and was associated with casino racketeer arnold rothstein, who arnstein considered not only the king.
Arnold rothstein, nicky arnstein, and fanny brice david pietrusza. Andere namen, julius arnold, jules arndtsteyn, nick arnold, nicholas arnold. Arnold rothstein getting some work done in his office on west 57th street. He parted ways with meehan and ventured off to the park central hotel, reportedly headed for room 349 there. But just what was the relationship between arnold rothstein and the 1919 world series fix a recent investigative biography of rothstein by david. Even the underworlds arnold rothstein, who is best known for fixing the 1919 world series, was an acquaintance. Arnold rothstein january 17, 1882 november 6, 1928, nicknamed the brain, was an american racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the jewish. Arnold rothstein, nicknamed the brain, was an american racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the jewish mob in new york city. Featuring jazz age broadway with its thugs, speakeasies, showgirls, political.
Arnold rothstein was a jewishamerican racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the jewish mob in new york. The reallife model for the great gatsbys meyer wolfsheim and nathan detroit from guys and dolls, rothstein was much moreand lessthan a fixer of baseball games. He was known primarily as julius arnold, but among his aliases were jules. The nicky arnsteinfanny brice story doled out in snippets here does. According to crime writer leo katcher, rothstein transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity by. History remembers arnold rothstein as the man who fixed the 1919 world series, an underworld genius. A contemporary of arnold rothstein, this individual was a smalltime.
The big bankroll by leo katcher book read online scribd. Like arnold rothstein, arnstein came from good stock. Each of the fourteen books covered a notable historical figure, including. I spent many hours with nicky arnstein, whom i unashamedly like. After the murder of arnold rothstein in 1928 arnstein sold his memoirs, only to beg the publisher to allow him to buy them back as he was under the threat of death if they were published. Arnold rothstein excused himself from the table, took the call, returned moments later and handed a longbarreled, pearlhandled pistol to his associate, james meehan. I had a long series of interviews with carolyn rothstein behar, arnold rothsteins widow. Rothstein, phil writes, is often confused with nicky arnstein, especially since the movie, funny lady, about fanny brice, the comedienne who was arnsteins wife. Ninety years later, arnold rothstein murder still a. Shallecks clients included arnold rothstein, the gambler who was later murdered, and the underworld figures owney madden and nicky arnstein. Rothstein partner nicky arnstein was married to broadway star fanny brice. History remembers arnold rothstein as the man who fixed the 1919 world series. One of new yorks most notorious gamblers is shot to death arnold rothstein, new yorks most notorious gambler, is shot and killed during a poker game at the park central hotel in manhattan.
The life, times, and murder of the criminal genius who. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 world series. The life and times of arnold rothstein 1st da capo press ed by leo katcher isbn. Julius wilford nicky arnstein was an american professional gambler and con artist. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses lucky luciano, meyer lansky, frank costello and numerous others. By 1910 at age nineteen fanny brice had become the female broadway star and remained so until the mid1930s. Nicky s father, berlinborn jew moses arndstein, fought with distinction in. Leo katcher was a reporter for the new york times during rothsteins reign, and spent ten years researching this book, interviewing lucky luciano, carolyn behar rothsteins widow, and dozens of others. Arnold rothstein was the inspiration for meyer wolfsheim, the sinister gangster in the great gatsby. He used his wits, and made victims befriend him while fleecing them at cards or confidence games. New book on world series fixer arnold rothstein reveals. July 1, 1879 october 2, 1965 was an american professional gambler and con artist.