Meyer Harris `` Mickey '' Cohen ( September 4 , 1913 -- July 29 , 1976 ) was a gangster based in Los Angeles and part of the Jewish Mafia , and also had strong ties to the Italian American Mafia ( especially the Los Angeles crime family ) from the 1930s through 1960s .
Meyer Harris `` Mickey '' Cohen ( September 4 , 1913 -- July 29 , 1976 ) was an American gangster who worked in Los Angeles . He was part of the Jewish Mafia , and also had strong ties to the American Mafia from the 1930s through 1960s .