Mickey Spillane (mobster)

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.
Died	May 13, 1977(1977-05-13) (aged 43) Woodside, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
Nationality	American
Occupation	Mobster
Years active	1960s and 1970s
Known for	Controlled Hell's Kitchen in New York
Spouse	Maureen McManus
Children	3
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.