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Esta Krakower Siegel
1946
Mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel’s wife, Esta (née Esther Krakower) filed for divorce in Reno, Nevada after 17 years of marriage. The two had wed when she was 18 and he was 23.
In the divorce settlement, Esta got their Hollywood house, their New York apartment, Bugsy’s Cadillac, $600 a week in alimony ($7,500 today) and $350 a week in child support ($4,400 today) for their daughters, Barbara and Millicent, who lived with her full-time.
