- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJack Moran
- Nicknames
- John Thomas Diamond
- John Moran
- Gentleman Jack
- The Clay Pigeon of the Underworld
- 'Legs' Diamond was born on July 10, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Alice Kenny Schiffer. He died on December 18, 1931 in Albany, New York, USA.
- SpouseAlice Kenny Schiffer(? - December 18, 1931) (his death)
- One-time bodyguard to gangster Arnold Rothstein.
- Enlilsted in the US Army in 1918, but deserted the next year. He was caught and sent to prison.
- American gangster, bootlegger and killer in the 1920s and 1930s. There were so many assassination attempts against him--rival gangster Dutch Schultz once fumed, "Ain't there nobody that can shoot this guy so he don't bounce back?"--that he became known as "The Clay Pigeon of the Underworld". On Dec. 18, 1931, two hitmen shot and killed him in his room at a hotel in Albany, NY.
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