Baby Face Nelson has been portrayed multiple times onscreen. These include: Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), known by the alias George Nelson, better known as Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber in the 1930s. Gillis was given the nickname Baby Face due to his youthful appearance and small stature, although few dared call him "Baby Face" to his face. Criminal associates instead called him "Jimmy". Nelson entered into a partnership with John Dillinger, helping him escape from prison during the famed Crown Point, Indiana Jail escape, and was later labeled along with the
George Nelson (trade unionist) singing "The Toilers", and he engaged in much personal criticism of his opponent, F. E. Smith. Smith responded in kind, describing Nelson as "this Lenin in a silk hat". He lost heavily, but stood again when a by-election arose the following year, when he increased his vote share to 43.5%. In 1928, Nelson was found dead at his union office, his death being determined a suicide. George Nelson (trade unionist) George Nelson (6 December 1868 – 1928) was a British trade unionist and politician, based in Liverpool. Born in Preston, Nelson grew up in Middlesbrough. He became a compositor in