book in author William Kennedy's Albany cycle, Legs was released in 1975. It follows Diamond to his death. The Broadway show Legs Diamond was a musical starring Peter Allen. It ran briefly in late 1988 through early 1989. It lasted just 64 performances and is regarded as one of Broadway's legendary high-profile flops. John Mosby portrayed Legs Diamond in the 1993 film The Outfit. Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon the Chef's 1995 debut hip hop album Only Built for Cuban Linx features a mafioso theme in which he and each guest artist assume a "Wu-Gambino" nickname. Raekwon's nickname is "Lex Diamond" in homage to Legs Diamond. Legs Diamond provides the background to the 1996 short story "Running from Legs" by Ed McBain. References Further reading Curzon, Sam. Legs Diamond. Belmont Tower Books, 1973. Downey, Patrick. Legs Diamond: Gangster. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011. Downey, Patrick. Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900–1935. Fort Lee, New Jersey: Barricade Books, 2004. Kennedy, William J. Legs. New York: Penguin Books, 1983. Levine, Gary. Anatomy of a Gangster: Jack "Legs" Diamond. South Brunswick & New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1979. English, T.J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2006. External links Downey, Patrick. Review on Legs Diamond: Gangster Berfrois, March 30, 2012 1897 births 1931 deaths 1931 murders in the United States American gangsters American shooting survivors Depression-era gangsters Murdered American gangsters of Irish descent Gangsters from Philadelphia Gangsters from New York City Criminals from Brooklyn Prohibition-era gangsters People murdered in New York (state) Male murder victims Deaths by firearm in New York (state) Unsolved murders in the United States Deserters Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Queens)