Jack Ruby

Criminal

Birthday March 25, 1911

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Jan 3, 1967 (55)

About

Nightclub owner in Dallas who murdered JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and died of lung cancer before his trial.

Before Fame

He was a juvenile delinquent who spent much of youth in foster homes.

Trivia

He had ties to organized crime and is thought by some conspiracy theorists to have been part of a larger conspiracy to assassinate the president.

Family Life

He was the fifth of eight children born to his parents.

Associated With

He was portrayed by Brian Doyle-Murray in the 1991 film JFK starring Kevin Costner.