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Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago.He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility.
Evaline Ness (April 24, 1911 – August 12, 1986) [1] was an American commercial artist, illustrator, and author of children's books. She illustrated more than thirty books for young readers and wrote several of her own. [ 2 ]
Set in Chicago in 1930, the film follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. This is the third film for which De Niro and De Palma collaborated, after Greetings (De Niro's debut in a major role) and Hi, Mom! .
The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s Speaker Series continues with discussions about Eliot Ness, the Torso Murderer and Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. Cleveland's Torso Murders, Mad Butcher are program ...
Ness apparently felt there was little chance of obtaining a successful prosecution, however, especially as Sweeney was the first cousin of one of Ness's political opponents, U.S. Congressman Martin L. Sweeney, who had hounded Ness publicly about his failure to catch the killer. [35] [39]
The following year, she made her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987), portraying Catherine Ness, the wife of US Treasury Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner). [7] Clarkson stated she was struggling financially at the time, paying student loans , and De Palma expanded her role in the film; she originally had ...
Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness. Paramount Pictures Marking the first real-life hero on the list, Ness was immortalized in Brian De Palma's acclaimed 1987 movie, "The Untouchables."
However, he is killed by D'Angelo before he can kill Capone. Shaken, Eli confesses that they were forced to retrieve the ledger because a Federal agent forced them, but he misidentifies the agent as Eliot Ness. Capone orders D'Angelo to kill Eli, also giving D'Angelo his ledgers for safekeeping.