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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:25 pm 
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Henry Hill, Mobster and Movie Inspiration, Dies at 69
By MARGALIT FOX
Published: June 13, 2012

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Henry Hill, left, and Ray Liotta, the actor who played Mr. Hill in Martin Scorsese's film "Goodfellas."

Henry Hill, a soldier in the Luchese organized-crime family whose decision to turn federal informer, and subsequent itinerant life in and out of the federal witness protection program, inspired Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed film “Goodfellas,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 69 and had lived openly in Topanga, Calif., in recent years.

He had previously lived — far less openly — in Seattle; Cincinnati; Omaha; Butte, Mont.; and Independence, Ky., among many other places, as well as in the United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pa.

His death, in a hospital, came after a series of health problems that included heart disease and the toll of years of heavy smoking, his fiancée, Lisa Caserta, said.

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My brothers wife is related to Henry Hill.

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Who played her in the movie? :)

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We never spoke about the movie. The diner they ate at in the movie is now a MC Donalds I work in the same area.

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