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Was Augie Viale a real person?

posted 17 years ago by francesca-54
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Does anyone know if the character of Augie Viale was based on a real person named Augie Viale? Thanks.

The name Augie Viale is completely fictitious but the character himself appears to be loosely based on a man named Danny Stanton who was the slot machine king of Chicago during the 1930's.

[–] eric-1501 14 years ago

Little Augie Vole (vo-lee) was an underboss in the Arnold Rothstein mob.

"Could be worse."
"Howwww?"
"Could be raining."