Baby Face Nelson 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 remaining gang members as public enemy number one.
Grant S. Nelson the Minnesota Law Review. He also practiced law briefly with the Minneapolis, Minnesota firm of Faegre and Benson. Grant S. Nelson Grant S. Nelson (born 1939) is the William H. Rehnquist Professor of Law, at Pepperdine University. A leading scholar of real estate law, Nelson was previously professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was "Professor of the Year" three times at UCLA and won the Rutter Award. He has published extensively on the topic of real estate transactions. He served as a co-reporter for the American Law Institute's Restatement of Property. He is a graduate