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Jack F. Whalen was born on May 11, 1918 in Missouri. Jack played polo in school and piloted bombers in World World War World War II He was soon called "The Enforcer" because he was "so tough he didn"t need a gun."
On December 2, 1959, Whalen was shot "square between the eyes" and killed at Rondelli"s in Sherman Oaks by Sam Frank LoCigno, in the presence of Mickey Cohen and three other of his associates. LoCigno were charged but later acquitted of the murder.
Whalen was 41 years old at the time of his death.
Whalen is depicted in the 2013 film Gangster Squad by actor Sullivan Stapleton. Whalen is also a featured character in James Ellroy"s novel Los Angeles Confidential.
As part of the power struggle for Mickey Cohen"s criminal empire against, gangster Morris "Mo" Jahelka.
