Harry Grey (other)
Harry Grey was an American writer. Harry Grey may also refer to: *Harry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford (1685–1739), English peer *Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford (1715–1768), English peer *Harry Grey, 8th Earl of Stamford (1812–1890), English peer * Harry George Grey, English missionary and theologian See also * Harry Gray (other) * Henry Grey (other) *Harold Grey Harold Grey (born December 20, 1971) is a former boxer who was the IBF super flyweight champion twice in the mid-1990s. He was born in Arjona, Bolívar, Colombia. Pro career Grey turned pro in 1990 and won his first 16 fights, setting up an IBF ...

Harry Grey
Herschel Goldberg (November 2, 1901 – October 1, 1980), better known as Harry Grey, was a Russian Jewish-American writer. His first book, ''The Hoods'' (1952), was the model for the 1984 film ''Once Upon a Time in America'' by Sergio Leone, where his part was played by Robert De Niro. The book was one of the few autobiographies of real gangsters. It is believed that the real name of the author was Goldberg and that his memoir, partially factual, partially subconsciously altered, and partially fictional, was written when Goldberg was incarcerated in the Sing-Sing prison. After ''The Hoods'', Grey published two more books, ''Call Me Duke'' (1955) and ''Portrait of a Mobster'' (1958), also based on his experience as a gangster, but these had much less success. A "Golden Palm Star", part of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, was dedicated to Grey in 1999. Biography Grey's real name was Herschel Goldberg. Born in Kiev, Russia (now Kyiv, Ukraine) in 1901, son of Israel and Celia Gold ...
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