The Renaissance was one of the great moments of the human spirit, comparable perhaps only to Athens in the times of Pericles. It was also the first time that Europe noticeably moved ahead of all other contemporary civilizations. As usual, the background was economic.
Nolan Lyons (1884) Marc Pickering (1897) Enoch Malachi Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi, is the protagonist of the series Boardwalk Empire. He is very loosely based on the real New Jersey politician Enoch L. Johnson (1883-1968), who was in control of Atlantic City for two decades, between 1911 and 1931.
Jimmy Darmody/Jimmy Boyd. Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) is Nuckyâs protege, a Princeton dropout and WWI vet with brains and a vicious bite. His character is loosely based on Jimmy Boyd, who was Nuckyâs assistant when he was head of the 4th Ward and county clerk.