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Bugsy Siegel — the gangster straight out of a Hollywood movie

When he wasn’t partying with film stars in Beverly Hills, Siegel was murdering gangland rivals and ordering the deaths of hundreds more, says Michael Schnayerson

Anyone who knew Benjamin Siegel learnt never to call him Bugsy to his face. Credit: Alamy
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  • Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream

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