Martin snyder the gimp death
Martin snyder the gimp biography...
Martin snyder the gimp death
Martin Snyder
Jewish-American gangster (–)
Martin "Moe" Snyder (December 6, – November 9, ),[a] commonly known as Moe the Gimp due to his lame left leg, was an American gangster from Chicago, active in the s and s.[2][3]
Biography
Snyder was born and raised on Chicago's southwest side.[4] He was five years of age when he injured his leg in an accident.[5] Snyder left school after the fourth grade and sold papers as a newsboy.
He later worked in newspaper circulation, and then moved to a job with the Metropolitan Sanitary District.[1][5]
Snyder had both political and entertainment world connections.[5] He knew most of the nightclubs in Chicago and the people who performed there.
He once served as a bodyguard for Al Jolson.[6] His second wife was the singer and entertainer Ruth Etting, whom he married in and whose career he aggressively promoted.[7][b] Snyder an