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Birthdate: November 30, 1893

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Monett, Missouri, United States

Died: May 19, 1974

Titanic Thompson was an American golfer, gambler, and hustler. He is best remembered for his involvement in the death of crime boss Arnold Rothstein, which was dubbed the crime of the century. Writer Damon Runyon is said to have based his character Sky Masterson, who appears in The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown, on Thompson.