Eliot Ness
American Prohibition agent (1903-1957) · United States · Politicians · Died at 54
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Something wrong?Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago. He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility.
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Oath of office of Ness as a Prohibition agent, dated 1926
Ness in 1931
Ad from Ness' 1947 campaign for Mayor of Cleveland
Ness' cenotaph located at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio
Actor Robert Stack portraying Ness in the series The Untouchables (1959)
Ness' credentials as agent
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Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago. He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility. The release of his memoir The Untouchables, months after his death, launched several screen portrayals establishing a posthumous fame for Ness as an incorruptible crime fighter.
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