Arnold Rothstein Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "the Brain", was a Jewish-American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, conspiring in the fixing of the 1919 World Series.According to crime writer Leo Katcher, Rothstein "transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into a big business, run like a corporation, with himself at the top." According to Rich Cohen, Rothstein was the person who first realized that Prohibition was a business opportunity, a means to enormous wealth, who "understood the truths of early century capitalism (giving people what they want) and came to dominate them." His notoriety inspired several fictional characters based on his life, portrayed in contemporary and later short stories, novels, musicals and films.Rothstein failed to pay a large debt resulting from a fixed poker game and was murdered in 1928. His illegal empire was broken up and distributed among a number of other underworld organizations and led in part to the downfall of Tammany Hall and the rise of reformer Fiorello La Guardia. Ten years after his death, his brother declared Rothstein's estate was bankrupt.
He is generally considered one of the most influential organized crime bosses in US history as he was the first to see the potential for enormous wealth from crime.
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When Prohibition became less lucrative, he started importing narcotics and gained almost total control of the drug trade.
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He was given an Orthodox Jewish funeral out of respect for his family.
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After his death, his associates Meyer Lanksy, Frank Erickson and Bugsy Siegel inherited his enterprises.
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Inspired the character of Meyer Wolfsheim in F.Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby".
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His father Abraham was a wealthy Businessman who served as chairman of the Board of New York's Beth Israel Hospital.He was famous for His Philanthropy and Honest practices.
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Had an older brother who became a Rabbi.
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Became a millionaire by the age of thirty.
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Was murdered over a 320'000 dollar gambling debt which he refused to pay.
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The character of Hyman Roth in The Godfather part II was based on him.
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As he was dying, he refused to identify his murderer, responding to Police queries with "You stick with your trade, I'll stick with mine".
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Believed to have rigged the 1919 World Series Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. It became known as the 'Black Sox' scandal.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
In Search of History: World Series Fix! The Black Sox Scandal
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself
American Justice: Target - Mafia
1993
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prohibition
2011
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Mobsters
2007
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
American Justice: Target - Mafia 1993 as Himself
In Search of History: World Series Fix! The Black Sox Scandal 2000 as Himself
$200,000