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Eliot Ness: Quick Facts

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Born April 19, 1903 ā€¢ Chicago ā€¢ Illinois
Died May 16, 1957 (aged 54) ā€¢ Coudersport ā€¢ Pennsylvania
Role In Prohibition

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