Bugsy Siegel

Bugsy Siegel

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (born Benjamin Siegelbaum; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American gangster who was involved with the Genovese crime family. Nicknamed "Bugsy", Siegel was known to be mercurial and ruthless with associates. Because of his notoriously quick and violent temper, he was one of the most "infamous and feared gangsters of his day". He was one of the first front-page-celebrity gangsters. He was also a major driving force behind large-scale development of the Las Vegas Valley.