Please answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 61 - birth name: james buchanan brady - birth date: 12 august 1856 - parents: john brady mary a. lucas - body discovered: shelburne hotel - alt: james '' diamond jim '' brady - other names: '' diamond jim '' '' diamond jim brady '' - resting place: holy cross cemetery - caption: diamond jim brady c. 1900 - death date: 13 april 1917 - name: james b. brady - death place: atlantic city , new jersey - birth place: new york city , new york - known for: penchant voracious appetite for diamonds , precious stones , and jewelry - death cause: myocardial infarction - occupation: american businessman financier philanthropist railroad business magnate - resting place coordinates: 40 : us-ny_type : landmark inline james '' diamond jim '' 38 brady burial site 49 n 73 56 17 w region - image: diamond jim brady.jpg - religion: christianity - denomination: catholicism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of diamond jim brady .
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james buchanan brady -lrb- august 12 , 1856 -- april 13 , 1917 -rrb- , also known as diamond jim brady , was an american businessman , financier , and philanthropist of the gilded age .