Mickey Spillane (mobster)

For the author, see Mickey Spillane.

Mickey Spillane
An NYPD mugshot of Spillane
Born
Michael J. Spillane

(1933-07-13)July 13, 1933
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 1977(1977-05-13) (aged 43)
Woodside, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMobster
Years active1960s and 1970s
Known forControlled Hell's Kitchen in New York
SpouseMaureen McManus
Children3
Parent(s)Michael Anthony Spillane and Margaret Curran

Michael J. Spillane (July 13, 1933 – May 13, 1977) was an Irish-American mobster who controlled Hell's Kitchen in New York in the 1960s and 1970s. Spillane, the so-called “Gentleman Gangster",[1] was a marked contrast to the violent Westies mob members who succeeded him in Hell's Kitchen.

  1. ^ McGrath, Ben (8 January 2007). "West Side Coup". The New Yorker. Retrieved 19 September 2020.