Daughter of ww2 hero arthur dutch schultz presents evidence of ptsd among ww2 vets in new bio. Weakened by two tax evasion trials led by prosecutor thomas dewey, schultzs rackets were also threatened by fellow mobster. Doctorows interpretation of the words french canadian bean soup is of so much importance to the plot of that. The text is written in screenplay format with careful attention to detail. In 2003, dutch filmmaker gerrit van dijk used schultzs last words as the basis for an animated film, intercut with tvstyle liveaction dramatizations of the palace chop house shooting. The last words of dutch schultz is comprised verbatim from the deathbed transcripts of the gangster dutch schultz. Arthur flegenheimer, who will go on to become one of new yorks most feared criminals under the name dutch schultz, is born in the bronx. Oct 24, 2005 schultz s famous last words, influenced by a high fever and large quantities of morphine, were a delirious stream of consciousness babble.
Folio 56 unpublished typescript of the revised boyscout manual. During that period he was delirious most of the time, but lucid at intervals. For those readers not familiar with who dutch schultz is or his lost treasure, you can click to read a summary of the dutch schultz hidden treasure. The last words of dutch schultz turns out to be a straightforward, skillful piece of work for the movies, a good old. Doctorows novel billy bathgate includes a reinterpretation of the last confession leading the eponymous protagonist to dutch s hidden treasure. Profile for dutch schultz from the last words of dutch. Another 6 words 10 lines of text covering the years 1739, 1787, and 1830 are included under the topic early schultz history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible.
His father was a saloonkeeper who abandoned the family at 14, never to be heard from again. Words of dutch schultz, published by the atlantic monthly in 1969 under the same title, burroughs. May go to jury tomorrow the defense upon which arthur dutch schultz flegenheimer seemed ready to stake his fate in his second income tax evasion trial, was shaken under the rough crossexamination of milton bernard, a tax consultant, at the hands of martin conboy, chief government prosecutor yesterday. How burroughs plays with the brain, or ritornellos. But the words in this book somehow cut through the.
In these pages, gilbert schultz, in the most direct tradition of sri nisargadatta maharaj and sailor bob adamson, speaks clearly and with the full force of an unmistakable authenticity on the true. Aug 02, 2019 arthur flegenheimer, who will go on to become one of new yorks most feared criminals under the name dutch schultz, is born in the bronx. Statements made by arthur dutch schultz flegenheimer were taken down by a newark police stenographer, f. Dutch schultz, whose given name was arthur flegenheimer august 6, 1901 october 24, 1935, was a new york cityarea jewish gangster of the 1920s and 30s. And looking into what schultz spoke, even as he was in a delirious fit before dying, might provide some ideas on where to look in phoenicia. Includes transcript of the last words of dutch schultz. When he was 14 years old his father abandoned the family.
He, more than likely, thought writers were all cunts. Auditing manual a recurrent motif in burroughss fiction and a selection. Jun 16, 2015 and looking into what schultz spoke, even as he was in a delirious fit before dying, might provide some ideas on where to look in phoenicia. Attorney, dutch was shot on 23 october 1935 at the palace chop house in newark, new jersey, by order of the mafia and died the following day. By receiving last rites despite his being jewish, schultz was guaranteed interment in gate of heaven cemetery in hawthorne in westchester county, new york, although at the request of his orthodox jewish mother, schultz s body was draped with a traditional jewish prayer shawl, the talit. Soon after his fathers departure, schultz left school, purportedly to support his mother. The coil track circles of mania includes the line im writhing, perspiring like dutch schultz at 106 degrees.
Join facebook to connect with dutch schultz and others you may know. Poets come in all sorts of guises from misanthropic librarians to paranoid megalomaniacs. Born in the bronx, he made his fortune in bootlegging illegal alcohol and the numbers racket in harlem. The dutchman, was born arthur flegenheimer to a german jewish family in the bronx. Book the last words of dutch schultz, by william s burroughs, revd by alan friedman. Feb 06, 2014 gerrit van dijks combination of liveaction sequences and rotoscoped animation is tangentially related to william burroughs, it being burroughs who popularised the deathbed ramblings of new york gangster arthur dutch schulz flegenheimer with a fiction in the form of a film script also entitled the last words of dutch schultz 1970. The beat writer william s burroughs based a rambling script on the gangsters last words, appropriately titled the last words of dutch schultz 10. This is burroughs most accessible, tightly knit work of fictiona gruesome, hallucinatory exposition of the dying words of prohibition mobster dutch schultz.
He expands upon this actual account with an essentially linear fictional construct of dutch s life, from childhood to his rise to prohibitionera racketeering powerhouse. This was in turn taken from the dying words of notorious gangster. Aug 04, 2009 the beat writer william s burroughs based a rambling script on the gangsters last words, appropriately titled the last words of dutch schultz 10. But the words in this book somehow cut through the conceptual ties which bind us, leaving nothing else to be needed. Taking these last words as his starting point, burroughs has created his own fantasy of dutch schultz, casting his fiction in the form of a film script. Dutch schultz, american gangster of the 1920s and 30s who ran bootlegging and other rackets in new york city. Using found footage everything from 1930s era travelogues, fbi training films, silents, newsreels, television serials, to golden era 1930 hollywood films the film takes place entirely within the mind of the dying gangster. To prevent his unauthorized planned murder of prosecutor thomas dewey, a u. The notes covered a period from about 4 oclock thursday afternoon until schultz died. The search for the lost treasure of dutch schultz usa, documentary, color, 88 minutes, 2001 director.
Schultzs famous last words, influenced by a high fever and large quantities of morphine, were a delirious stream of consciousness babble. Daughter of ww2 hero arthur dutch schultz presents. By receiving last rites despite his being jewish, schultz was guaranteed interment in gate of heaven cemetery in hawthorne in westchester county, new york, although at the request of his orthodox jewish mother, schultzs body was draped with a traditional jewish prayer shawl, the talit. There is a line of dutch schultz s last words that has gained my attention for narrowing down possible locations. Item 5, the death of dutch schultz by ray schultz dewey unto others. Jun 22, 1975 the last words of dutch schultz turns out to be a straightforward, skillful piece of work for the movies, a good old. This is burroughs most accessible, tightly knit work of fictiona gruesome, hallucinatory exposition of.
When he was in his early teens his father left the family, he dropped out of school and began his career as a burglar, quickly escalating into. The last words of dutch schultz with had the intriguing subtitle a fiction in. During that period he was delirious most of the time, but had lucid intervals. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Dutch schultz all smiles reprint of old photo dutch schultz all smiles reprint of old photo here is a neat collectible of dutch schultz all smiles in an image from the mid leaving court after his first trial. When he was in his early teens his father left the family, he dropped out of school and began his. Utilizing these peculiar last words, burroughs has crafted his own vision of dutch schultz. The garbled last message of the dying gangster have inspired more than the sage of the ages screenplay the last words of dutch schultz e. August 6, 1901 october 24, 1935 was an american mobster. The last words of dutch schultz is a closet screenplay by beat generation author william s. Laid out as a strippeddown movie script its almost as if this is the form that burroughs has always neededan enforced brevity which keeps the poetry of banality weary evil from becoming unendurably tiresome. Van goghs ear ii the last words of dutch schultz mafia.
Based in new york city and based in the 1920s and 1930s, he made his fortune in organized crimerelated activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. He made his fortune through organized crime including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Born in the bronx, schultz took his alias from an oldtime bronx gangster and advanced from burglaries to bootlegging, ownership of breweries and speakeasies, and policy rackets in the. Doctorows novel billy bathgate includes a reinterpretation of the last confession leading the eponymous protagonist to dutchs hidden treasure the illuminatus. Deathbed autobiography and postmodern gangster fiction rthur flegenheimeralias dutch schultzwas an outsider. In an attempt to avert his conviction, schultz asked the commission for. Mw has written about dutch schultz and his last words before. In 1935, mobster dutch schultz was using the bathroom at the palace chophouse in new york when charles charlie the bug workman walked into the back room and shot dead three of schultz s associates. Lyrics for this song were taken from the last words of dutch schultz, a novel in the form of a screenplay by william s burroughs. Dutch schultz born arthur simon flegenheimer, 6 august 1901 was a mobster of the 1920s and 30s in the area of new york city, and a rival of lucky luciano. In wilsons and sheas story, schultzs ramblings are a coded message.
Dutch schultz, gangster died this day in 1935 from gunshot wounds inflicted on him by charles workman of murder, inc. Immediately download the dutch schultz summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Carol schultz vento, the daughter of famed dday paratrooper arthur dutch schultz, provides a stirring account of dutchs life after the war, linking her findings to posttraumatic stress disorder among many world war 2 veterans. What these seekers share is a passionate dream, along with an unshakeable conviction. The event so traumatized schultz, that throughout his life he denied his father left the family. Born in the bronx, new york as arthur simon flegenheimer to german jewish immigrants, he later became known as dutch schultz. Sep 12, 2018 dutch shultz, born arthur flegenheimer, was a notorious mobster in the new york area in the 1920s and 30s. The last words of dutch schultz and his hidden treasure. Burroughs, first published in 1970 based upon the life or, to be more precise, the death of 1930s germanjewishamerican gangster dutch schultz, the novel uses as its springboard schultzs surreal last words, which were delivered in the midst of highfever delirium after being mortally shot while.
Another is that he inadvertently point out the limits of art, the borderlands beyond which lies madness. He expands upon this actual account with an essentially linear fictional construct of dutchs life, from childhood to his rise to prohibitionera racketeering powerhouse. Even by the standards of the time, he was a piece of work. Rutger hauer, schultzs voice in the short, gives a surprisingly understated performance. The last words are a kind of demented aria, full of unconscious gutter poetry a boy has never wept or dashed a thousand kimwhat are kim.
As he lay dying from bullet wounds on a hospital bed, schultz uttered strange thoughts that were incomprehensible to the. In 1969, burroughs offered up to readers what i think is a neglected masterpiece. There is a line of dutch schultzs last words that has gained my attention for narrowing down possible locations. The last words of dutch schultz the new york times.
Dutch schultzs last words are what elevates him above the runofthe mill. Dutch shultz, born arthur flegenheimer, was a notorious mobster in the new york area in the 1920s and 30s. Gerrit van dijks combination of liveaction sequences and rotoscoped animation is tangentially related to william burroughs, it being burroughs who popularised the deathbed ramblings of new york gangster arthur dutch schulz flegenheimer with a fiction in the form of a film script also entitled the last words of dutch schultz 1970. In wilsons and sheas story, schultz s ramblings are a coded message. The filmfiction however links up much of their weird outflow with incidents from dutchs career and childhood, and theres a surprising aptness to burroughs interpretative guesses. Where can i find the entire text of dutch schultzs last. Of this edition 100 copies have been numbered and signed by the author. Everything is clear and obvious ebook version december 2007. The last words of dutch schultz with had the intriguing subtitle a fiction in the form of a film script. In 1935, mobster dutch schultz was using the bathroom at the palace chophouse in new york when charles charlie the bug workman walked into the back room and shot dead three of schultzs associates.
Please let me up if you do this, you can go on and jump right here in the lake i know who they are. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. The last words of dutch schultz, a film by gerrit van dijk. Be the first to ask a question about the last words of dutch schultz. Burroughs published a screenplay in novel form titled the last words of dutch schultz in the early 1970s, while robert shea and robert anton wilson connected schultz s words to a global illuminatirelated conspiracy, making them a major part of 1975s the illuminatus.
Burroughs, first published in 1970 based upon the life or, to be more precise, the death of 1930s germanjewishamerican gangster dutch schultz, the novel uses as its springboard schultz s surreal last words, which were delivered in the midst of highfever delirium after being mortally shot while. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content john f. In his 1960 anthology parodies, dwight macdonald presents schultz s last words as a parody of gertrude stein. The last words of dutch schultz, the cartoon dangerous minds. Dutch schultz suffered gunshot wounds at the palace chop house on october 23, 1935. Media in category dutch schultz the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our schultz research. A fiction in the form of a film script burroughs, william s. The last words of dutch schultz project gutenberg self. Facing two tax evasion charges, shultz asked for permission to kill the prosecutor thomas dewey which was denied. When a rival gangster joe rock objected to him muscling in on his territory, schultz had him kidnapped, hung from a meathook and tortured. People throw around the word sociopath a lot these days, but dutch schultz was a man who could commit murder just as casually as if he. Few were as unlikely or unintentional as dutch schultz.
Dutch schultz, emerging from doorway of malone county jail, in an upstate new york town where he was on trial for federal tax evasion. Trilogys crazy quilt tapestry of the mid70s is built, in part, around the idea that the. Yet, it is not the words themselves, nor the writer of the words, but the inherent clarity that is already present which is revealed to be important. May 16, 20 last words of dutch schultz a boy has never wept. In his 1960 anthology parodies, dwight macdonald presents schultzs last words as a parody of gertrude stein.