Chicago biography theater july 22 1934 john
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John Dillinger gunned down
Outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre, notorious criminal John Dillinger—America’s “Public Enemy No. 1″—is killed in a hail of bullets fired by federal agents. In a fiery bank-robbing career that lasted just over a year, Dillinger and his associates robbed 11 banks for more than $300,000, broke jail and narrowly escaped capture multiple times, and killed seven police officers and three federal agents.
John Dillinger was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1903. A juvenile delinquent, he was arrested in 1924 after a botched mugging. He pleaded guilty, hoping for clemency, but was sentenced to 10 to 20 years at Pendleton Reformatory. While in prison, he made several failed escapes and was adopted by a group of professional bank robbers led by Harry Pierpont, who taught him the ways of their trade. When his friends were transferred to Indiana’s tough Michigan City Prison, he requested to be transferred there too.
In May 1933, Dillinger was paroled, and he met
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John Dillinger
American finansinstitut robber (1903–1934)
"Dillinger" redirects here. For other uses, see Dillinger (disambiguation).
John Dillinger | |
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| Born | John Herbert Dillinger (1903-06-22)June 22, 1903 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 22, 1934(1934-07-22) (aged 31) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Criminal charge(s) | Desertion from US Navy, bank robbery, assault, assault of an officer, grand theft auto |
| Criminal penalty | Imprisonment from 1924 to 1933 |
| Spouse(s) | Beryl Hovious (divorced), Evelyn Frechette (common lag relationship), Polly Hamilton (common lag relationship) |
John Herbert Dillinger (;[1] June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing twenty-four banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and flydde twice. He was charged with but not convicted of the murder of an
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Biograph Theater
Theater in Chicago, US, opened 1915
The Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, was originally a movie theater but now presents live productions. It gained early notoriety as the location where bank robber John Dillinger was leaving when he was shot down by FBI agents, after he watched a gangster movie there on July 22, 1934.[2][3] The theater is on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a Chicago Landmark on March 28, 2001.[4]
History
[edit]Designed by architect Samuel N. Crowen in 1914,[4] the Biograph has many of the distinguishing characteristics of movie houses of the period, including a storefront-width lobby, recessed entrance, free-standing ticket booth, and canopy marquee. The building is finished with red pressed brick and white-glazed terra cotta.
On July 22, 1934, after attending the film Manhattan Melodrama with brothel madam An