M L
Not in Entertainment
Not:
Real, dead, American male
Meyer Lansky
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M L
Wiriting is part of his hyphenate
Not in Entertainment
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Real, dead, American male
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M L
Not a politician, but "political"
Wiriting is part of his hyphenate
Not in Entertainment
Not:
Real, dead, American male
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M L
Died after 1960
Not a politician, but "political"
Wiriting is part of his hyphenate
Not in Entertainment
Not:
Real, dead, American male
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M L
Not a scientist
Died after 1960
Not a politician, but "political"
Wiriting is part of his hyphenate
Not in Entertainment
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Real, dead, American male
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M L
Not a scientist
Died after 1960
Not a politician, but "political"
Wiriting is part of his hyphenate
Not in Entertainment
Not:
Meyer Levin
Real, dead, American male
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M L
Not a businessman
Not a scientist
Died after 1960
Not a politician, but "political"
Wiriting is part of his hyphenate
Not in Entertainment
Not:
Meyer Levin
Real, dead, American male
10 quesions to go
Hint time, If you'd like
M L
Not a businessman
Not a scientist
Died after 1960
Not a politician, but "political"
Wiriting is part of his hyphenate
Not in Entertainment
Not:
Meyer Levin
Real, dead, American male
10 quesions to go
M L was the name he was born with. We know him by another name. It's not a household name, but if you know history or trivia, you've heard the name.

Does the name we know him by, or should know him by, have either L or M or both in it? Or am I not permitted to ask that?
You can ask anything you want!
The adopted name has an M. In fact (I didn't think of it, but the first name is the same.)