Esta Krakower

Esta Siegel (born Krakower) (1911–1982) was the ex-wife of gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and the sister of Whitey Krakower. She married Siegel on January 27, 1929 in Brooklyn and got divorced in December 1946. She bore two daughters, Millicent and Barbara who were ages 16 and 14 at the time of their father's death. She then returned to New York City to raise their two daughters. She never remarried.

She died in January 1982, shortly before her 70th birthday, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She was interred in a mausoleum at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, close to her ex-husband.

She was portrayed in the Barry Levinson film Bugsy by actress Wendy Phillips.

References

• Edmonds, Andy (1993-04). Bugsy's Baby: The Secret Life of Mob Queen Virginia Hill. Carol Publishing Corporation. p. 260. ISBN 1559721642. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
• Reid, Ed (1963-02). Green Felt Jungle. Buccaneer Books. ISBN 089966783X. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
• Jennings, Dean (1992-01-01). We Only Kill Each Other (Mti ed.). Pocket. p. 256. ISBN 0671770349.