This is a photograph of a man who might be a Hollywood actor, right? Nice gentle flicker of a smile, eyes a bit wary. Not wary enough, as it turned out. This is John Dillinger, infamous bank robber and killer of the 1920's and 30's. He led the FBI on a merry chase for a long time but they caught up with him coming out of the Biograph Theatre in Chicago and shot him down on the sidewalk. Johnny was 31 years and one month old when it happened . . . 77 years ago today.
Another Johnny D portrayed Dillinger in the movie, Public Enemy. That's Johnny Depp above with the same gentle smile but eyes that seem to bore through you.
