Jack Ruby

Jacob Leon Rubenstein, who in December 1947 changed his name and was known as Jack Leon Ruby (March 25?, 1911 - January 3, 1967), a Dallas nightclub owner, shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, two days after Oswald was arrested for the assassination of President Kennedy.

Film portrayals

Ruby's shooting of Oswald and his many mysterious connections and actions before and after the Kennedy assassination have been the topic for two films, a 1978 made-for-television movie, "Ruby & Oswald", which generally supported the Warren Commission conclusions. The other was the 1992 feature film "Ruby", which speculated on Jack Ruby's (played by Danny Aiello) more complex personal and political motivations; among them being that he had been well-known by family and friends as an assiduous, emotionally volatile publicity-seeker, the influence of his longtime organized crime and Dallas police connections, and the little-known fact that over the years, he had been an occasional FBI informant--all these playing a role in propelling him into shooting Oswald.

Related Topics:
1978 - Warren Commission - 1992 - Danny Aiello

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