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Epic facts about the blood and guts classic ‘Gangs of New York’ (17 Photos)
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Daniel Day-Lewis’ character Bill the Butcher is based upon New York gang leader Bill Poole. A famed pugilist and gang leader, Poole died from a gunshot wound to the leg; the result of a well-known public feud with John Morrissey, an Irish immigrant, and enforcer for New York political organization Tammany Hall
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