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Goodfella`s - Is Jimmy Conway still in prison/alive

  • 07-08-2005 12:58pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭


    Jimmy Conway is currently serving a 20-years-to life sentence for murder in a New York State prison. He will not be eligible for parole until 2004 when he will be 78 years old. [Conway's character was based upon real-life mobster Jimmy Burke, who died in 1996 in prison of lung cancer.]

    Just wondering if this guy is still alive or whats the craic.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭heggie


    "was serving his time in Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York State when he developed lung cancer. He died from this disease on April 13, 1996, aged sixty-four. Had he lived he would have been eligible for parole in 2004."

    from

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Conway


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭boardsee


    Aye, thanks for that. Interesting reading.
    So, Hill is the only one alive today.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Why on earth did you put this in the film reviews board for? Honest to god...
    Moved.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    boardsee wrote:
    [Conway's character was based upon real-life mobster Jimmy Burke, who died in 1996 in prison of lung cancer.]
    Eh, doesn't that answer your own question?


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,107 ✭✭✭John R


    Talliesin wrote:
    Eh, doesn't that answer your own question?

    He seems to be asking if the fictional character is still alive. :confused:


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  • Registered Users Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Is Morrie still alive?


  • Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    boardsee wrote:
    He will not be eligible for parole until 2004 when he will be 78 years old..

    heggie wrote:
    He died from this disease on April 13, 1996, aged sixty-four. Had he lived he would have been eligible for parole in 2004."


    64 + 8 = 78?

    How does that work?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭Orange Elephant


    Bit of a stupid question but I'm stupid enough to reply.

    Goodfellas was on on Saturday and I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't thinking the same thing. But lets face it, Hill is the only one alive today. Jimmy would die in prison (Of Lung Cancer)!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Kingsize


    jimmy conway isnt dead i just watched him be really nasty in rocky & bullwinkle ;)


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