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Dillinger's guns, letters to go up for auction

In a letter from jail, John Dillinger tells his father he knows he's been a disappointment but also assures him that he's "not guilty of half of the things I am charged with and I've never hurt anyone."

Dillinger's derringer nets $95,600 at auction

A gun once carried by bank robber John Dillinger has brought $95,600 at a Texas auction.

Dillinger's Ohio crime spree left out of new movie

Before becoming Public Enemy No. 1, gangster John Dillinger pulled off his first bank robbery in a sleepy Ohio town.

New film has Tucson revisiting Dillinger's arrest

Bank robber John Dillinger might have thought he'd found the perfect hideout in Tucson, Ariz., in January 1934. The dusty city was a far cry from Chicago, where every law enforcer was looking for him.

Depp — and Chicago — star in 'Public Enemies' film

Whether moviegoers buy Johnny Depp as John Dillinger or believe that public enemy No. 1 was actually a goodhearted bank robber remains to be seen.

Accent was welcome task for Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard says the most challenging part of playing John Dillinger's love interest in the upcoming film "Public Enemies" was developing a believable Midwestern accent.

Best bets: ‘Bruno’ prances into theater near you

If you’re looking for a provocative comedy that will have you laughing in spite of yourself, search no farther than Sacha Baron Cohen stars as an Austrian fashion reporter who does everything from kiss another man in front of an angry Ultimate Fighting crowd to adopt an African baby and name him O.J. Warning: You will be offended. But that doesn’t mean you won’t laugh. (Opens July 10)

'Public Enemies' author rushes to Dillinger's side

When federal agents gun down John Dillinger in front of a theater, the man who runs up to the body is a reporter, his figure barely visible from the helicopter carrying the crew filming "Public Enemies."

Road detour for Depp movie shoot costs county

County officials in Wisconsin are holding the bag following a movie shoot involving Johnny Depp as famed bank robber John Dillinger.

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Film wrong! Dillinger not killed by FBI! Fact: Hoover coverup!
Source: Chicago Sun-Times

My Answer Man received a question asking if crime expert Jay Robert Nash still holds the theory that John Dillinger was not killed by the FBI in front of the Biograph Theater on July 24, 1934. He does.

Dillinger's Derringer nets $116k at auction
Source: abc.net.au

A small pistol belonging to 1930s gangster John Dillinger has been sold at auction to a private collector for $US95,600 ($116,000) - more than double the pre-sale estimate.

'Public Enemies' - Johnny Depp and Marion Cotillard Shine in New Film About John Dillinger

Fresh from her 2008 Best Actress Oscar for La Vie en Rose, Marion Cotillard plays Billie Frechette opposite Johnny Depp's John Dillinger in Michael Mann's new film, Public Enemies.

Rutgers Magazine - Ready for His Close-Up Adam Mucci
Source: ur.rutgers.edu

Over 13 years as a working actor, Adam Mucci MGSA'96 has come to expect a certain frequency of fizzle. You may nail the audition, but it doesn't mean you'll get the part. "Even if you're good, you get told 'no' eight out of 10 times," he says.

Shades of Melvin Purvis?

Aha! Once again the fuzzy heads, bean counters and ignoramus' within the governmental infrastrcuture have allegedly struck again!(my lawyer says I have to state the word allegedly) Let us consider Melvin Purvis for the moment shall we...J.

John Dillinger Died July 22, 1934...

I am interested in history. July 22, 1934 is a day that forever is etched in history. You will probably not read about it or hear about it in the news. No. I was not there in 1934. I did see many movies reenacting this day. I am speaking about John Dillinger.

Madison short of gangster glory
Source: madison.com

Doug Moe, columnist for The Capital Times in Madison, WI, used his column to make note of the rather subtle connexions which Wisconsin's capital city had to organised crime.

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