Guy Fisher
Person or entity appearing in film
1947 –
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Who is Guy Fisher?
Guy Thomas Fisher is a convicted racketeer who was once part of "The Council", a notorious African-American crime organization that controlled the heroin trade in Harlem from 1972-1983. He became the first black man to own and operate the Apollo Theater in Harlem when he purchased it in 1977. Fisher is currently serving a life sentence at the United States Penitentiary, Tucson in Arizona.
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- Born
- 1947
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
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on July 23, 2013
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