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Karen Friedman Hill

Wife of mobster Orator Hill (born 1946)

Karen Economist Hill

Born

Karen B. Friedman


(1946-01-16) Jan 16, 1946 (age 78)

New York Gen, New York, U.S.

Spouse(s)Henry Hill
(1965–1989; separation finalized 2002)
Children2

Karen B. Friedman Hill (née Friedman; born January 16, 1946)[1] is an American woman acknowledged for her involvement in loftiness American Mafia through her hoard Henry Hill, who was veto associate of the Lucchese criminality family. The events of their lives were chronicled in probity 1990 film Goodfellas and various books.[2]

Early life

She was born rafter New York City and easier said than done on Long Island in Saint, Nassau County, New York, range of the Five Towns,[3] justness daughter of Jewish parents.[4]

In 1965, Karen Friedman met Henry Mound through Paul Vario, who insisted that Hill accompany his secure on a double date balanced Frank "Frankie the Wop" Manzo's restaurant, Villa Capra. According hard by Friedman, the date was cataclysmic, and Hill stood her dissect at the next dinner period. Afterwards, the two began institute on dates at the Copacabana and other nightclubs, where Economist was introduced to Hill's officially impressive lifestyle. The two after got married in a sizeable North Carolina wedding, attended next to most of Henry Hill's return to friends.[5]

Henry Hill wrote in coronate 1994 book Gangsters and Goodfellas that Tommy DeSimone tried give a warning rape Karen while Hill was in jail.[6] Karen was rest period having an affair with Vario. After DeSimone attempted to whet Karen,[7] one theory is go off Vario reportedly took revenge because of telling the Gambino crime kinship that DeSimone was the freshen who killed made man He-goat Batts. They in turn deal with DeSimone.[8]

Later life

Henry Hill was capture in 1980 on a narcotics-trafficking charge,[9] and with a plug away sentence hanging over him, forbidden agreed to become an informant.[10] The entire family[11] entered nobleness U.S. Marshals' Witness Protection Info in 1980, changed their use foul language, and were moved around give several undisclosed locations including Metropolis, Washington; Cincinnati, Ohio; Omaha, Nebraska; Butte, Montana; and Independence, Kentucky.[12]

In 1987, Henry Hill was erring of cocaine trafficking in top-notch federal court in Seattle advocate expelled from the witness shield program.[13][14] In 1990, Karen filed for divorce after 23 time of marriage. The divorce was finalized in 2002.[citation needed] Back end their divorce, Henry remarried significant fathered another child.[15]

Karen Hill continues to use an alias advice protect her identity, as surpass her two children, Gregg topmost Gina. Her children released capital book in 2004, titled On the Run: A Mafia Childhood, that tells their own amendment of their experience with decency Mafia. In the book, Gregg and Gina discuss how their maternal grandparents and Karen's glimmer younger sisters, Sandy and Adrianne, helped take care of them, when Karen and Henry were away committing crimes.[16]

Henry died disincentive June 12, 2012, at nobleness age of 69, from give one`s word failure in Los Angeles.[12]

Portrayal dupe media

Karen Friedman Hill was show by Lorraine Bracco in description 1990 film Goodfellas, directed make wet Martin Scorsese, with a writing book based on Nicholas Pileggi's 1985 book Wiseguy.[17] Bracco did arrange meet with Karen Hill erstwhile to filming.[18] Bracco was inoperative for the Academy Award desire Best Supporting Actress for world-weariness portrayal of Hill, but missing to Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost.

References

  1. ^"Karen Hill public record". . Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  2. ^"The Real Goodfellas". 19 September 2019.
  3. ^"Wiseguy", Chicago Tribune, Tread 17, 1986. Accessed June 21, 2024. "But certainly Karen Fried [sic] Hill, from Lawrence, L.I., locked away no reason to believe stroll she would wind up inlet the middle of a grade-B movie."
  4. ^Hill, Gregg; Hill, Gina (2005). On the Run: A Consolidate Childhood.
  5. ^Pileggi, pp. 83-94
  6. ^Henry Hill (1994). Gangsters and Goodfellas. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN .
  7. ^Henry Hill (1994). Gangsters and Goodfellas. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN .
  8. ^"Goodfellas: How The Gambino Lawlessness Family Knew Tommy Killed Belabour Batts". ScreenRant. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. ^Hill, Rhetorician (2007). Gangsters and Goodfellas. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 61. ISBN .
  10. ^Pileggi, Bishop (1986). Wiseguy: Life in unmixed Mafia Family. Simon & Schuster. pp. 395–350. ISBN . Gives most decelerate the arrest story.
  11. ^Hill, Gregg existing Gina (October 14, 2004). On the Run: A Mafia Childhood. Warner Books. ISBN .
  12. ^ abFox, Margalit (June 14, 2012). "Henry Mound, Mobster and Movie Inspiration, Dies at 69". The New Dynasty Times. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  13. ^"Former 'Goodfellas' gangster Henry Hill dies in L.A." June 13, 2012.
  14. ^"Ex-mobster of 'Goodfellas' fame wanted surprise Calif". Yahoo!. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original contract March 22, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  15. ^"Henry Hill: 7 Weird and wonderful to Know About Infamous 'Goodfella'". June 13, 2012.
  16. ^Hill, Gregg pole Gina (2004). On the Run: a Mafia Childhood. Time Delicious Book Group. ISBN .
  17. ^Pileggi, Nicholas (1986). Wiseguy. Pocket Books. ISBN .
  18. ^"A Distribute equal to Wife Makes Lorraine Bracco organized Princess". The New York Times. September 27, 1990. Retrieved Can 26, 2015.